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| Creator: | Dengler, Robert Ewing, b. 1893 |
| Title: | Robert E. Dengler Map Collection, 1847-1947 |
| Accession: | 1998-0115H |
| Provenance: | Collected and donated by Robert E. Dengler, 1998 |
| Extent: | 123 maps, 21 indexes, and 6 atlases |
| Repository: | Pennsylvania State University, University Libraries, Special Collections Library |
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Robert E. Dengler Map Collection, 1847-1947, Accession 1998-0115H, Historical Collections and Labor Archives, Special Collections Library, University Libraries, Pennsylvania State University.
This collection is arranged in three series: Atlases, Indexes, and Maps.
Robert Ewing Dengler was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 29 August 1893. He attended the University of Pennsylvania where he earned a B.A. in 1915, an M.A. in 1916 and a Ph.D. in Greek in 1927. He served as a translator in France during World War I from 1917-1919, where he took advantage of an opportunity to study at the Sorbonne. Starting as an associate professor of Greek at the Pennsylvania State College in 1920, he was named Head of the Classical Language Department in 1929 and held that position until his retirement as professor emeritus of Greek in 1955.
An experienced traveler and life member of the Touring Club Italiano, he made road trips through Europe in the 1930s and 1950s. He was also known for his translation of Theophrastus: de Causis Plantarum. His research in ancient botany and archaeology continued after his retirement.
In 1969 he presented his library of over 1,000 books on classical subjects to the Pennsylvania State University Libraries. Dr. Dengler died on 30 September 1973.
The Robert E. Dengler map collection consists of 123 maps, 21 indexes, and 6 atlases of Europe and the Mediterranean. Early 20th century Touring (road) Club maps comprise the bulk of the collection and include maps of Italy, Greece, and France. Three African maps provide survey and railroad information about Ethiopia, South Central Sahara, and the Nile Delta prior to 1935. There are three classical world atlases dating from the 1800s. The collection also includes two early 20th century German road atlases, and a folio from an Italian road atlas (1920).
These materials are indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Pennsylvania State University. Researchers wishing to find related materials should search the catalog under these index terms.
Geography, Ancient -- Atlases
Roads -- France-- Maps
Roads -- Germany -- Maps
Roads -- Greece -- Maps
Roads -- Italy -- Maps
Africa -- Maps
Atlases
Maps
Atlases, 1847-1925 and undated.
There are six atlases in this series: two Mitchell's Ancient Atlas, Classical and Sacred: Containing Maps Illustrating the Geography of the Ancient World (disbound, 1847 & 1855); one Ginn & Heath Classical Atlas (disbound, undated); two Contintental Atlas fur Kraftfahrer (hard-bound, 1925 and Undated); and one folio of the Atlante Stradale D'Italia del Touring Club Italiano (loose leaf atlas, 1920). Although individual maps have been cut out of the 1847 Mitchell Atlas, all maps are included in this series.
The atlases and many of the indexes are contained in Box 1. The loose leaf atlas, Atlante Stradale D'Italia del Touring Club Italiano (loose leaf atlas, 1920), is arranged by call number in Box 3.
Box 1
Item 01
Contintental Atlas fur Kraftfahrer, 1925
Box 1
Item 02
Contintental Atlas fur Kraftfahrer Deutschland, undated
Box 1
Item 03
Ginn & Heath's Classical Atlas, undated
Box 1
Item 04
Mitchell's Ancient Atlas, Classical and Sacred, 1847
Box 1
Item 05
Mitchell's Ancient Atlas, Classical and Sacred, 1855
Box 3
Item 01
Atlante Stradale D'Italia del Touring Club Italiano, 1920
Indexes, 1907-circa 1930.
This series is comprised of twenty-one indexes to many of the touring club maps in this collection.
They share the same catalog number as their map and are arranged in this series by catalog number. These have been separated to provide the different storage needs appropriate to the maps and the indexes.
Box 1
Item 06
Bolzano e dintorni, circa 1930
Box 1
Item 07
Bolzano e dintorni, circa 1930
Box 1
Item 08
Carta d'Italia del Touring Club Italiano foglio 2 [Domodossola], 1907
Box 1
Item 09
Carta d'Italia del Touring Club Italiano foglio 27 [Civitavecchia], 1907
Box 1
Item 10
Carta d'Italia del Touring Club Italiano foglio 33 [Tempio Pausania], 1907
Box 1
Item 11
Carta d'Italia del Touring Club Italiano foglio 34 [Frosinone], 1907
Box 1
Item 12
Carta d'Italia del Touring Club Italiano foglio 40 [Nuoro], 1907
Box 1
Item 13
Carta d'Italia del Touring Club Italiano foglio 52 [Messina], 1907
Box 1
Item 14
Cortina D'Ampezzo e le Dolomiti Cadorine, 1928
Box 1
Item 15
Cortina D'Ampezzo e le Dolomiti Cadorine, 1928
Box 1
Item 16
Golfo di Napol. foglio II, La Penisola Sorrentina, Salerno, Capri, circa 1930
Box 1
Item 17
Golfo di Napoli. foglio I, Napoli, ll Vesuvio, I Campi Flegrei, Ischia, circa 1930
Box 1
Item 18
Il Cervino e Il Monti Rosa, circa 1930
Box 1
Item 19
Il Cervino e Il Monti Rosa, circa 1930
Box 1
Item 20
La Riviera di Levante da Genova a Sestri, circa 1930
Box 1
Item 21
La Riviera di Levante da Genova a Sestri, circa 1930
Box 1
Item 22
Merano e dintorni, circa 1930
Box 1
Item 23
Merano e dintorni, circa 1930
Box 1
Item 24
Rome e dintornia, 1931
Box 1
Item 25
Val Gardena, Marmolada, Catinaccio, Gruppa di Sella, 1929
Box 1
Item 26
Val Gardena, Marmolada, Catinaccio, Gruppa di Sella, 1929
Maps, 1907-1947 and undated.
The bulk of this collection consists of road maps (1907-1947) of the Mediterranean (mainly Italy, Greece, and Africa) which were issued by the Touring Club Italiano and similar organizations, and a small number of atlases and maps of the ancient classical world. Other maps include railway, shipping, and tourist maps. Three of these maps provide rare glimpses into Saharan North Africa before 1935.
The maps are arranged by call number in a map drawer. Folios contain maps of different regions of Italy; series of maps that contain more than one folio are listed by folio number. The major city or cities of regions numbered regions have been added in square brackets after the folio number to facilitate identification.
Box 1
Item 27
Cartina de rotta Atene-Rodi : Rome-Aeroporto del Littoria, circa 1900
Box 1
Item 28
Mediterraneo, 1930
Box 1
Item 29
Editions Blondel La Rougery. Carte-guide Campbell. no. 5, Touraine, 1913
Box 2
Item 01
Africa Orientale, Eritrea, Etiopia (Abissina), Somalia, 1935
Box 2
Item 02
Athenes - Corinthe, circa 1930
Box 2
Item 03
Athenes - Schimatari, circa 1930
Box 2
Item 04
Athenes - Vouliagmeni, circa 1930
Box 2
Item 05
Athenes- Tatoi, circa 1930
Box 2
Item 06
Athens and its monuments, 1933
Box 2
Item 07
Atlante Stradale D'Italia, undated
Box 2
Item 08
Bolzano e Dintorni, circa 1930
Box 2
Item 09
Carta d' Italia al 500.000 foglio 1 [Aosta], circa 1930
Box 2
Item 10
Carta d' Italia al 500.000 foglio 2 [Bolzano-Trento-Udine], circa 1930
Box 2
Item 11
Carta d' Italia al 500.000 foglio 3 [Turin-Milan-Parma], circa 1930
Box 2
Item 12
Carta d' Italia al 500.000 foglio 4 [Bologna-Venice-Trieste], circa 1930
Box 2
Item 13
Carta d' Italia al 500.000 foglio 5 [Monaco-Genoa-Leghorn], circa 1930
Box 2
Item 14
Carta d' Italia al 500.000 foglio 6 [Florence-Ancona], circa 1930
Box 2
Item 15
Carta d' Italia al 500.000 foglio 7 [Rome], circa 1930
Box 2
Item 16
Carta d' Italia al 500.000 foglio 8 [Rome-Naples-Salerno], circa 1930
Box 2
Item 17
Carta d' Italia al 500.000 foglio 9 [Potenza-Taranto], circa 1930
Box 2
Item 18
Carta d' Italia al 500.000 foglio 10 [Messina], circa 1930
Box 2
Item 19
Carta del Levante, 1942
Box 2
Item 20
Carta Delle Zone Turistiche d'Italia - Rome: Pianta Schemstica Degli Attraversamenti, 1926-1930
Box 2
Item 21
Carta d'Italia del Touring Club Italiano foglio 1 [Aosta], 1907
Box 2
Item 22
Carta d'Italia del Touring Club Italiano foglio 2 [Domodossola], 1907
Box 2
Item 23
Carta d'Italia del Touring Club Italiano foglio 3 [Como], 1907
Box 2
Item 24
Carta d'Italia del Touring Club Italiano foglio 4 [Bergamo], 1907
Box 2
Item 25
Carta d'Italia del Touring Club Italiano foglio 5 [Trento], 1907
Box 2
Item 26
Carta d'Italia del Touring Club Italiano foglio 6 [Belluno], 1907
Box 2
Item 27
Carta d'Italia del Touring Club Italiano foglio 7 [Udine], 1907
Box 2
Item 28
Carta d'Italia del Touring Club Italiano foglio 8 [Susa], 1907
Box 2
Item 29
Carta d'Italia del Touring Club Italiano foglio 9 [Turin], 1907
Box 2
Item 30
Carta d'Italia del Touring Club Italiano foglio 10 [Milan], 1907
Box 2
Item 31
Carta d'Italia del Touring Club Italiano foglio 11 [Brescia], 1907
Box 2
Item 32
Carta d'Italia del Touring Club Italiano foglio 12 [Verona], 1907
Box 2
Item 33
Carta d'Italia del Touring Club Italiano foglio 13 [Venice], 1907
Box 2
Item 34
Carta d'Italia del Touring Club Italiano foglio 14 [Nizza], 1907
Box 2
Item 35
Carta d'Italia del Touring Club Italiano foglio 15 [Cueno-Porto Maurizio], 1907
Box 2
Item 36
Carta d'Italia del Touring Club Italiano foglio 16 [Genoa], 1907
Box 2
Item 37
Carta d'Italia del Touring Club Italiano foglio 17 [Pisa], 1907
Box 2
Item 38
Carta d'Italia del Touring Club Italiano foglio 19 [Ravenna], 1907
Box 2
Item 39
Carta d'Italia del Touring Club Italiano foglio 20 [Pesaro], 1907
Box 2
Item 40
Carta d'Italia del Touring Club Italiano foglio 21 [Leghorn], 1907
Box 2
Item 41
Carta d'Italia del Touring Club Italiano foglio 22 [Siena], 1907
Box 2
Item 42
Carta d'Italia del Touring Club Italiano foglio 23 [Perugia], 1907
Box 2
Item 43
Carta d'Italia del Touring Club Italiano foglio 24 [Macerata], 1907
Box 2
Item 44
Carta d'Italia del Touring Club Italiano foglio 25 [Ancona], 1907
Box 2
Item 45
Carta d'Italia del Touring Club Italiano foglio 26 [Orbetello], 1907
Box 2
Item 46
Carta d'Italia del Touring Club Italiano foglio 27 [Civitavecchia], 1907
Box 2
Item 47
Carta d'Italia del Touring Club Italiano foglio 28 [Rome], 1907
Box 2
Item 48
Carta d'Italia del Touring Club Italiano foglio 29 [Chieti], 1907
Box 2
Item 49
Carta d'Italia del Touring Club Italiano foglio 30 [S. Severo], 1907
Box 2
Item 50
Carta d'Italia del Touring Club Italiano foglio 31 [Gargano], 1907
Box 2
Item 51
Carta d'Italia del Touring Club Italiano foglio 32 [Sassari], 1907
Box 2
Item 52
Carta d'Italia del Touring Club Italiano foglio 33 [Tempio Pausania], 1907
Box 2
Item 53
Carta d'Italia del Touring Club Italiano foglio 34 [Frosinone], 1907
Box 2
Item 54
Carta d'Italia del Touring Club Italiano foglio 35 [Naples], 1907
Box 2
Item 55
Carta d'Italia del Touring Club Italiano foglio 36 [Benevento], 1907
Box 2
Item 56
Carta d'Italia del Touring Club Italiano foglio 37 [Foggia], 1907
Box 2
Item 57
Carta d'Italia del Touring Club Italiano foglio 38 [Bari], 1907
Box 2
Item 58
Carta d'Italia del Touring Club Italiano foglio 39 [Oristano], 1907
Box 2
Item 59
Carta d'Italia del Touring Club Italiano fogilo 40 [Nuoro], 1907
Box 2
Item 60
Carta d'Italia del Touring Club Italiano foglio 41 [Salerno], 1907
Box 2
Item 61
Carta d'Italia del Touring Club Italiano foglio 42 [Potenza], 1907
Box 2
Item 62
Carta d'Italia del Touring Club Italiano foglio 43 [Taranto], 1907
Box 2
Item 63
Carta d'Italia del Touring Club Italiano foglio 44 [Lecce], 1907
Box 2
Item 64
Carta d'Italia del Touring Club Italiano foglio 49 [Palermo], 1907
Box 2
Item 65
Carta d'Italia del Touring Club Italiano foglio 50 [Cefalu], 1907
Box 2
Item 66
Carta d'Italia del Touring Club Italiano foglio 51 [Etna], 1907
Box 2
Item 67
Carta d'Italia del Touring Club Italiano foglio 52 [Messina], 1907
Box 2
Item 68
Carta d'Italia del Touring Club Italiano foglio 53 [Badolato], 1907
Box 2
Item 69
Carta d'Italia del Touring Club Italiano foglio 54 [Sciacca], 1907
Box 2
Item 70
Carta d'Italia del Touring Club Italiano foglio 55 [Caltanissetta], 1907
Box 2
Item 71
Carta d'Italia del Touring Club Italiano foglio 56 [Catania], 1907
Box 2
Item 72
Carta Stradale D'Italia e zone confinanti, 1947
Box 2
Item 73
Carte-guide Campbell. no. 5, Touraine. Editions Blondel La Rougery, 1913
Box 2
Item 74
Classic Lands of the Mediterranean, 1940
Box 2
Item 75
Cortina D'Ampezzo e Il Dolomiti Cadorine, 1928
Box 2
Item 76
Cortina D'Ampezzo e Il Dolomiti Cadorine, 1928
Box 2
Item 77
Golfo di Napol. foglio II, La Penisola Sorrentina, Salerno, Capri, circa 1930
Box 2
Item 78
Golfo di Napoli. foglio I, Napoli, ll Vesuvio, I Campi Flegrei, Ischia, circa 1930
Box 2
Item 79
Greece, Latest Victim of Savage Axis Aggression [missing], 1940
Box 2
Item 80
Greichenland, 1925
Box 2
Item 81
I.M.M. Company Travel Map of Europe, 1926
Box 2
Item 82
Il Cervino e Il Monti Rosa, circa 1930
Box 2
Item 83
Il Medeterraneo, 1939
Box 2
Item 84
Italy, circa 1930
Box 2
Item 85
La Riviera di Levante da Genova a Sestri, circa 1930
Box 2
Item 86
Map of Athens, circa 1930
Box 2
Item 87
Merano e Dintorni, circa 1930
Box 2
Item 88
Palermo, La Conca d'Oro e dintorni, 1928
Box 2
Item 89
Palermo-Messina, 1914
Box 2
Item 90
Pianta de Rome, 1929
Box 2
Item 91
Railway Map of the delta and Fayum, 1926
Box 2
Item 92
Rome e Dintornia, 1931
Box 2
Item 93
Scavi Di Ostia [missing], 1942
Box 2
Item 94
South central Sahara (sheet I): Air & Damergu, 1929
Box 2
Item 95
South central Sahara (sheet II): desert west of Air & Irfoghas, 1927
Box 2
Item 96
Thebes - Delphes, circa 1930
Box 2
Item 97
Tourist Map of Greece, circa 1930
Box 2
Item 98
Val Gardena, Marmolada, Catinaccio, Gruppa di Sella, 1929