Select Page

Diving into the archives of Colombia’s National Library

by | Jan 24, 2011

Colombia news - National Library in Bogota

Colombia’s National Library owns a treasure trove of old books and documents that are not publicly available. Colombia Reports was allowed a peek in the library’s archives.

Over its 300 years of existence the library obtained the private collections of many prominent Colombians, and for a long time was the country’s official national archive.

The National Library is in the process of digitalizing its archive and putting its collection online.

Photos by Stu Cottam

{japopup type=”image”content=”pics/2011/mphoto/book1.jpg” title=”Draft of ‘The Vortex’}Draft of 'The Vortex'{/japopup} {japopup type=”image”content=”pics/2011/mphoto/book2.jpg” title=”Notebook of Jose Celestino Mutis”}Notebook of Jose Celestino Mutis{/japopup} {japopup type=”image”content=”pics/2011/mphoto/book3.jpg” title=”Book collection of Jose Celestino Mutis”}Book collection of Jose Celestino Mutis{/japopup} {japopup type=”image”content=”pics/2011/mphoto/book4.jpg” title=”Chemist book”}Chemist book{/japopup} {japopup type=”image”content=”pics/2011/mphoto/book5.jpg” title=”Private collection”}Private collection{/japopup} {japopup type=”image”content=”pics/2011/mphoto/book6.jpg” title=”Infected books”}Infected books{/japopup}