Maps Available in Ball State University Archives and Special Collections

University Libraries’ Historic Map of Italy

This map of Pesaro, Italy, was published in about the year 1578 and is a part of the Archives and Special Collections collection of maps. Pesaro is a city in central Italy located on the Adriatic Sea at the mouth of the Foglia River. The city is known for its palace and fortress and was once a Roman colony.

A reproduction of this particular map can also be found in Civitates Orbis Terrarum, 1572-1618 (Towns of the World) in the Atlas Collection. This book is a collection of facsimile maps that were printed by Peter von Brachel in about 1618-1623 and is composed of three volumes. The Pesaro map is included in volume two.

The Archives and Special Collections includes hundreds of maps of Indiana, Delaware County, Muncie, and other areas, most dating back to the 1800’s. The collection includes many historic road maps, plat maps, and township maps.

For more information about the maps and other cartographic materials in the Archives and Special Collections, please contact the staff of the Archives at 765/285-5078.