The Valdosta State University acquired the Tatler-Burgess Collection from Andrew and Kathy Tatler-Burgess. Andrew is an artist and an expert in authenticating and restoring documents. Kathy developed an expertise in the field as a buyer for antiquities and an owner of a gallery. The collection includes artifacts that were produced from the fifteenth century through the twentieth century and were acquired in Europe, America, and Asia.
This exhibit showcases a selection of antique maps from the Tatler-Burgess Collection. Created using the copperplate engraving method, these maps date back to the 17th and 18th centuries. Brief biographies of the cartographers responsible for these maps are also included.
