Special Collections
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The Minister Carl Enckell Map Collection
Collection materials in format
Analogue
The collecting process of the map collection of Minister Carl Enckell (1876–1959) began as the Åland crisis was discussed in the League of Nations between 19
Collection description
The collecting process of the map collection of Minister Carl Enckell (1876–1959) began as the Åland crisis was discussed in the League of Nations between 1920 and 1921. At the time, the Minister acted as the President of the Finnish Council.
The collection contains maps that describe the development of Finland's map image since the 15th century to the 19th century. The maps also represent the Nordic Countries, northern polar regions, the Baltic Countries and Russia.
The collection has around 600 printed map sheets, which were originally published in atlases.
Collection languages
Material type
Maps
Accrual status
Completed
Temporal coverage of the collection
beginning of the modern age modern age (turn of the 18th and 19th century to the 20th century)Main collection
Special CollectionsParent collection
Private libraries stored as separate entitiesRestrictions of use
Only for Special Collections Reading RoomCollection themes
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Catalogue information
The collection has been only partially catalogued
More information about cataloguing
The collection has been only partly catalogued into the National Library Search.
Card index of the collection maps handwritten by Carl Enckell (available on request).
Collection sizes
600
titles of publications
Parallel collections
Map Collection of the Slavonic LibraryMore info
Käsikirjoitukset, Carl Enckell (luettelo nr. 362).
Signum
Enckell
Provenance
Private collection of Minister Carl Enckell
Collector
Carl Enckell