First Printing: The Antique Maps and Prints Blog

First Printing is a weekly blog devoted to antique maps and antique prints. We announce meetings, events, exhibitions, etc. We also list upcoming auctions and antiquarian bookfairs. Please email us if you want to announce an event.

Friday, June 02, 2006

Antique Maps & Antique Prints News

Antique Maps & Antique Prints Upcoming Events

June 6, Beaumont, Texas. The History of Mapping in Texas. Presented by Darrell Shine, land surveyor. Sponsored by The Golden Triangle Group of Sierra Club. For additional information, contact 722-8974, 883-6126 or 722-5718.

June 9, London. The International Map Collectors' Society will visit the Royal Geographic Society in the afternoon, to be followed by the IMCOS annual meeting, and dinner at the East Indian Club. Sounds like a splendid day!

Antique Maps & Antique Prints Ongoing Exhibitions

For information on a wide range of current exhibitions, please visit the Exhibitions Page at Vintage World Antique Maps & Prints.

Antiquarian Book & Map Fairs

June 4. Concord, New Hampshire. New England Book and Ephemera Fair. Everett Arena, Concord, NH For more information: (772) 778-8032.

June 9-10, London. London Map Fair. Featuring more than 40 international exhibitors. Olympia 2, Olympia Exhibition Centre, Hammersmith Road, London. Free admission, ticket also valid for the ABA Antiquarian Book Fair and the Fine Art & Antiques Fair at Olympia.

Upcoming Auctions, June 4-10.

June 6, Oxford. Photography, Printed Books and Maps. Bonhams.

June 7, London. Natural History, Plate Books, and Cartography. Christies.

June 8, San Francisco. Fine & Rare Books & Manuscripts. PBA Galleries.



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