We recently posted that the UVa Library had received a very generous grant from the McGregor Foundation to digitize a number of volumes from the McGregor Library, which includes many rare and historically significant books related to the European exploration of the New World. The Library was collected by Detroit philanthropist Tracy W. McGregor and donated to the University in 1938.
Well, the project is underway! Here are some images of the very first volume being scanned:
DCS student assistant Caim Stewart begins scanning
the first volume for the McGregor digitization project.
We’re now three weeks into the digitization effort, and are excited that the first volumes are available online through Virgo! Volumes will continue to be added every week.
Click on the links below to view or download images from the first five volumes.
Pii II Pontificis Maximi Historia rerum ubique gestarum : cum locorum descriptione non finita, 1477
De vita et beneficijs salvatorie Jhesu cristi devotissime meditationes cu[m] gratiaru[m]actione, 1490
Be [i.e. de] ora antarctica per regem Portugallie pridem inuenta, 1505
Situs orbis Dionisij Ruffo auieno interprete, 1508
Images from the first volumes digitized by the McGregor project.