Latin American awards exhibition

[JBFloyd]

The Princeton University Library is hosting an exhibit of a major collection of Latin American orders, decorations and medals. The collection was formed by Robert L. Ross, a collector with a long association with Latin America.

The university has set up an excellent web site about the exhibition, with numerous illustrations. See: http://rbsc.princeton.edu/thankful-nation/

There is also a fully illustrated vcatalog of the exhibition for sale (details on the web site). This will be the first source in English on Latin American awards since Gillingham's 1932 monograph for the American Numismatic Society. The 900+ illustrations will be worth the cost of the catalog.

Edited April 2, 2014 by JBFloyd

[Rogi]

Wow beautiful wish I could visit it in person

[paul wood]

Fantastic collection (a few old friends amongst them). I just hope I can win the lottery tonight and see the collection in person.

Paul

[Megan]

Amazing. Pity the catalogue is priced out of the reach of mere mortals...

[JBFloyd]

Shipping for the book is US$5.00 within the US. The library estimates that international shipping will cost US$50 because the book weighs over 4 pounds. I can provide the contact info if anyone needs it.

[Ulsterman]

Very cool!

[Hugh]

Just exploring the website is an education. Kudos to Princeton!

H

[lambert]

The site is spectacular ..

Some of these imperial orders and medals some are rare Brazilian could only see in pictures and books. Are very rare, the medals of the Paraguayan War (1864-1870) Mainly medals the war of independence (1822-1824)

Lambert