A map of the western and southern parts of France showing the motor routes and the principal cities on the way to Chateau Lafayette : birthplace and home of General Lafayette at Chavaniac in the Auvergne Department of Haute-Loire, France

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Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
The Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center at the Boston Public Library cares for more than a quarter million cartographic and geographic objects, ranging from the fifteenth century to the present, with a global scope and a focus on Boston and New England. Created in 2004 as a private-public partnership between the philanthropist Norman B. Leventhal and the Boston Public Library, the LMEC is located in the McKim Building at the BPL's Central Library in Copley Square. The LMEC features a permanent exhibition gallery and extensive educational, interpretive, and research programs ... more