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Jinsie Scott Bingham '56 Donates Map to Archives

Jinsie Scott Bingham, '56, has donated the map, Greencastle, Putnam County, Indiana, 1871, to the Archives. The map was drawn by H.H. Bailey, who was known for drawing and publishing maps of cities throughout the northeast and Midwest in the late nineteenth century. Commonly referred to as a bird's eye view, the map is an oblique perspective of the city as seen from the northeast. While the color in the inks has remained stable, some damage has occurred to the paper. The Archives plans to seek funding for conservation work on the fragile and stained paper used in the lithographic printing process. It is the only known copy of the map.