Morocco Map Exhibition
Maps from the McKeldin Collection
The Morocco Map Exhibition was displayed in the East wing's hallway on the 4th floor of the Mckldin Library.
Morocco Map Exhibition
September 13th to 27th
Exhibit 2:
Maroc Carte Administrative
This colorful French map shows Morocco and its administrative divisions as defined in 1953. Regions were subdivided into territories, which were further divided into circles and circumscriptions. The borders between Morocco and Algeria (to the east) and Spanish (or Western) Sahara to the south had not been clearly defined and were sometimes disputed. The French government had great influence over North Africa in those days, and their Institut Geographique National made many detailed maps of this region. A few railroads (chemins de fer) are also shown.
Exhibit 3:
Marrakech Maps
The map on the left (from the French Institut Geographique National) is from 1941 and was probably drawn for use during the Second World War. The war had spilled over into North Africa in the early 1940s. This topographic map shows a range of mountains just south of Marrakech. The Atlas Mountains reach from central Morocco all the way across northern Algeria.
The ‘Plan de Marrakech’ map
This map dated 1935 shows the general street plan of Marrakech at that time. It also shows schools (Ecole), a military airport (Aviation Militaire) southwest of the city and other features. This map was copied from a French map by the U.S. Army Map Service in 1942. Marrakech, the city badly damaged in the earthquake earlier this month, was a city of 190,314 residents in 1936 but had grown to 911,990 by the 2014 census.
Exhibit 4:
Oahu Map
This map from Esso (now Exxon) is a pictorial map of Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia. Such maps are popular with travel agencies and visitor bureaus because they use pictures or drawings of important sites and features to spur interest in tourist travel. They are often used in city tourist brochures and maps so tourists can easily locate and identify points of interest. The reverse side of this map is an actual road map of Morocco with four inset maps of the larger cities. This map is dated 1958.
Exhibit 5: (Long Term)
The Globe
Locate on the Atlas cabinet, at the Map Collection (West wing on the 4th floor of the Mckldin Library)
All the maps and Atlas will available at the map collection after the exhibition.
