Statement in work of history, map, chart or plan

(1) Statements as to matters of general public history, made in accredited historical books, are admissible in evidence when the occurrence of any of those matters may be proved, but statements in those works as to private rights or customs are inadmissible. (2) Statements of facts which may be proved, made in maps or charts made under the authority of any government or public municipality, or generally offered for public sale, as to matters of public notoriety, such as the relative position of towns and countries, and such as are usually represented or stated in those maps or charts, are admissible in evidence, but they are inadmissible if they relate to matters of private concern. book.