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Happy New Year To All Our Readers!
January 12, Chicago. 11:00 am. Newberrry Library. Ruggles Hall, Newberry Library, 60 West Walton St. The Spacious Word: Cartography, Literature, and Empire in Early Modern Spain. A discussion by the University of Virginia's Ricardo Padron, who looks at the early years of modern cartography, from the fifteenth through the seventeenth century.
January 12, New York. 2:30 pm. Meeting of the New York Map Society. Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street, New York City. Member Les Trager presents Mysterious Mapmakers: Exploring the Impossibly Accurate 16th-Century Maps of Antarctica and Greenland, an intriguing look at sixteenth-century maps that accurately depict Greenland and Antarctica, made at a time when, as far as we know, no explorer had yet reached either landmass. This meeting will also be the venue for the annual election of officers for the society.
January 17, Washington D.C. 7:00 pm. Meeting of the Washington Map Society. Library of Congress, Madison Building, Geography and Map Division, B level, 101 Independence Avenue. The Evolution of One Time Fits All, presented by Dr. Ian Bartky, based on his new book of the same name. For more information, email Howard Lange, or call him at 703-532-1605.
January 19, Chicago. 11:00 am. Newberrry Library. Ruggles Hall, Newberry Library, 60 West Walton St. Mapping Paradise: A History of Heaven on Earth. A discussion by the University of London's Alessandro Scafi, who looks at the intellectual, theological, and cartographic underpinnings of the mapping of the Garden of Eden.
January 19,Indianapolis. 10 am. The Indiana Historical Society, 450 West Ohio Street. Using Maps to Discover Your Family History. A workshop led by Betty L. Warren of the Genealogy Division of the Indiana State Library, and immediate past-president of the Indiana Genealogical Society, showing participants how to use old maps in researching family history. Registration ($8 members, $10 non-members) must be made by January 11. For information, call (317) 232-1882 or (800) 447-1830.
January 19, McLean, Virginia. 7:30 pm. Meeting of the National Capital Department of the Council of America's Military Past. William Stanley, who is retired from the USCGS, will present The Nation's Chartmaker: 200 Years of Service by the U. S. Coast & Geodetic Survey. Alford Auditorium, Vinson Hall, 6251 Old Dominion Drive. For more information, or for 5:30 pm dinner reservations, email Paul Peak, or call him at 703-970-3847.
January 24, London. 5:00 pm. Maps and Society Seventeenth Series Programme, University of London, Warburg Institute, Woburn Square. - Professor Valerie Kivelson of the Depart. of History at the University of Michigan presents: Angels in Siberia: Maps and Empire in the Age of Peter the Great. Free and open to the public.
January 26, Los Angeles. The California Map Society will hold its winter meeting at the Autrey National Center in Griffith Park. For more information, contact Greg McIntosh via email or call (562)405-5099.
January 26, Washington, D.C. 10:30 am. The Washington Map Society will be taking a special tour, hosted by Arthur Dunkleman, Curator of the Kislak Collection, of the exhibit Early Americas at the Library of Congress. Visitor's entrance, Jefferson Building, on 1st St., Washington, S.E. Proceed to Visitor's Information Desk. The exhibit includes the recently-acquired 1507 Waldseemüller world map, the first map to use the name America, as well as items from the Jay I. Kislak Collection, including rare books, historic documents, maps, and manuscripts. Lunch follows at a nearby restaurant for those interested. For information and lunch reservations, contact Howard Lange, (703)532-1605.
Antique Map & Print Exhibitions.
For a full listing, please visit current exhibitions for antique maps & prints.
Antiquarian Book & Map Fairs
February 1-3, Miami. The 15th Annual Miami International Map Fair. Historical Museum of Southern Florida, 101 West Flagler Street, Miami. One of the largest annual map fairs, and one which attracts dealers from around the U.S., as well as some overseas dealers. Events, lectures, exhibits, and the opportunity to bring maps for a free appraisal make this a highlight event of the year for antique map collectors.
March 30, Litchfield, Connecticut. Litchfield Antiquarian Bookfair. Litchfield Community Center, 421 Bantam Road, (Rte. 202), Litchfield. For more information, call 413 528-2327.
Auction Calendar
January 24, San Francisco. PBA Galleries. Americana with Manuscript Material.
January 30, Gloucestershire, England. Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books, Maps, & Ephemera.
January 31, London. Bloomsbury Auctions. Science & Medicine, Natural History, Travel & Topography and other Antiquarian Books.
February 7, San Francisco. PBA Galleries. Travel, Exploration & Natural History including Afghanistan, Central Asia & the Subcontinent.
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Happy New Year To All Our Readers!
January 12, Chicago. 11:00 am. Newberrry Library. Ruggles Hall, Newberry Library, 60 West Walton St. The Spacious Word: Cartography, Literature, and Empire in Early Modern Spain. A discussion by the University of Virginia's Ricardo Padron, who looks at the early years of modern cartography, from the fifteenth through the seventeenth century.
January 12, New York. 2:30 pm. Meeting of the New York Map Society. Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street, New York City. Member Les Trager presents Mysterious Mapmakers: Exploring the Impossibly Accurate 16th-Century Maps of Antarctica and Greenland, an intriguing look at sixteenth-century maps that accurately depict Greenland and Antarctica, made at a time when, as far as we know, no explorer had yet reached either landmass. This meeting will also be the venue for the annual election of officers for the society.
January 17, Washington D.C. 7:00 pm. Meeting of the Washington Map Society. Library of Congress, Madison Building, Geography and Map Division, B level, 101 Independence Avenue. The Evolution of One Time Fits All, presented by Dr. Ian Bartky, based on his new book of the same name. For more information, email Howard Lange, or call him at 703-532-1605.
January 19, Chicago. 11:00 am. Newberrry Library. Ruggles Hall, Newberry Library, 60 West Walton St. Mapping Paradise: A History of Heaven on Earth. A discussion by the University of London's Alessandro Scafi, who looks at the intellectual, theological, and cartographic underpinnings of the mapping of the Garden of Eden.
January 19,Indianapolis. 10 am. The Indiana Historical Society, 450 West Ohio Street. Using Maps to Discover Your Family History. A workshop led by Betty L. Warren of the Genealogy Division of the Indiana State Library, and immediate past-president of the Indiana Genealogical Society, showing participants how to use old maps in researching family history. Registration ($8 members, $10 non-members) must be made by January 11. For information, call (317) 232-1882 or (800) 447-1830.
January 19, McLean, Virginia. 7:30 pm. Meeting of the National Capital Department of the Council of America's Military Past. William Stanley, who is retired from the USCGS, will present The Nation's Chartmaker: 200 Years of Service by the U. S. Coast & Geodetic Survey. Alford Auditorium, Vinson Hall, 6251 Old Dominion Drive. For more information, or for 5:30 pm dinner reservations, email Paul Peak, or call him at 703-970-3847.
January 24, London. 5:00 pm. Maps and Society Seventeenth Series Programme, University of London, Warburg Institute, Woburn Square. - Professor Valerie Kivelson of the Depart. of History at the University of Michigan presents: Angels in Siberia: Maps and Empire in the Age of Peter the Great. Free and open to the public.
January 26, Los Angeles. The California Map Society will hold its winter meeting at the Autrey National Center in Griffith Park. For more information, contact Greg McIntosh via email or call (562)405-5099.
January 26, Washington, D.C. 10:30 am. The Washington Map Society will be taking a special tour, hosted by Arthur Dunkleman, Curator of the Kislak Collection, of the exhibit Early Americas at the Library of Congress. Visitor's entrance, Jefferson Building, on 1st St., Washington, S.E. Proceed to Visitor's Information Desk. The exhibit includes the recently-acquired 1507 Waldseemüller world map, the first map to use the name America, as well as items from the Jay I. Kislak Collection, including rare books, historic documents, maps, and manuscripts. Lunch follows at a nearby restaurant for those interested. For information and lunch reservations, contact Howard Lange, (703)532-1605.
Antique Map & Print Exhibitions.
For a full listing, please visit current exhibitions for antique maps & prints.
Antiquarian Book & Map Fairs
February 1-3, Miami. The 15th Annual Miami International Map Fair. Historical Museum of Southern Florida, 101 West Flagler Street, Miami. One of the largest annual map fairs, and one which attracts dealers from around the U.S., as well as some overseas dealers. Events, lectures, exhibits, and the opportunity to bring maps for a free appraisal make this a highlight event of the year for antique map collectors.
March 30, Litchfield, Connecticut. Litchfield Antiquarian Bookfair. Litchfield Community Center, 421 Bantam Road, (Rte. 202), Litchfield. For more information, call 413 528-2327.
Auction Calendar
January 24, San Francisco. PBA Galleries. Americana with Manuscript Material.
January 30, Gloucestershire, England. Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books, Maps, & Ephemera.
January 31, London. Bloomsbury Auctions. Science & Medicine, Natural History, Travel & Topography and other Antiquarian Books.
February 7, San Francisco. PBA Galleries. Travel, Exploration & Natural History including Afghanistan, Central Asia & the Subcontinent.
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auctions, antique maps, antique prints, antiquarian book fairs
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