Antique Maps & Antique Prints News, July 17, 2009
Antique Maps & Prints Meetings
July 30-31, Swansea, Wales. The University of Swansea is the venue for Mapping the Medieval City, a colloquium that is part of the dissemination of a unique project, Mapping Medieval Chester: place and identity in an English borderland city c.1200-1500. The inter-disciplinary Chester project has brought together a diverse group of scholars, with a main goal of using texts and cartographic material to better understand medieval mappings of this key Roman city on the English and Welsh border.
Antiquarian Book & Map Fairs
July 11, Stockbridge, MA. Stockbridge Antiquarian Book and Ephemera Fair. Town Hall, 50 Main Street. For information, call 413-528-2327.
July 18, Allentown, PA. Book & Paper & Advertising Show. Agricultural Hall, Allentown Fairgrounds, 17th & Chew Streets. For information call 610-706-0214.
July 26, Nashua, NH. New Hampshire Works on Paper. Nashua Holiday Inn, 9 Northeastern Blvd. For information call 603-509-2639.
July 31-August 1, Denver. Rocky Mountain Book and Paper Fair. Denver Merchandise Mart, 58th Avenue, Denver.
August 1, Great Barrington, MA. Searles Castle Antiquarian Book Fair. Searles Castle, Route 7, Great Barrington. For information, call 413-441-1010.
August 6,Bedford, NH. Granite State Antiquarian Book & Ephemera Fair. Event Center at CR Sparks, 18 Kilton Road. For more information, call 603-509-2639.
August 8-9, Jacksonville, AR. 24th Arkansas Book & Paper Fair. Community Center, 105 Municipal Drive. For more information, call 501-336-9313.
August 9, Woodstock, VT. Vermont Book and Ephemera Fair. Union Arena, Route 4 West, Woodstock, VT. For more information, call 802-464-8438.
August 16, Concord, NH. New Hampshire Antiquarian Bookfair. Everett Arena, I-93, Exit 14. For more information call 603-666-3083.
August 22-23, Hartford, CT. Papermania Plus. Hartford Civic Center, Trumbull Street. For more information call 860-563-9975.
August 28-29, South Paramus, NJ. Barnes & Noble Vintage Book and Ephemera Fair. 765 Rte. 17, Paramus. For more information call 603-509-2639.
Auction Calendar
July 22, Gloucestershire, England. Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books & Maps.
July 23, San Francisco. PBA Galleries. Natural History, Travel & Exploration, Maps, Prints.
August 5, New York. Swann Galleries. Vintage Posters.
August 10, Chester, England. Bonhams. Maps, Prints, & Paintings.
Antique Map & Print Exhibitions
Through August 15, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. An exhibition, presented by Louisiana State University Special Collections, entitled Mariners, Meridians and Monsters: Exploring the History of Maps in Fact and Fiction. A look at the various types of maps that have been created, from from antiquity to the present day.
Through August 31, Washington, Texas. An exhibition entitled Texas Transformed: Early Maps of Texas, at Star of the Republic Museum. Features many important antique maps of Texas. For more information, call 936-878-2461.
Through September 7, St. Paul, Minnesota. 345 West Kellogg Blvd. The Minnesota Historical Society presents Minnesota on the Map, an exhibition featuring 100 of its most prized antique maps from its extensive collection of historical maps and atlases.
Through September 8, Ithaca, NY. Hirshland Exhibition Gallery, Division of Rare and Manuscript Collection, Carl A. Kroch Library, Cornell University. An exhibition entitled Darwin's Maps: A Natural Selection of Maps Darwin Used, Drew, Consulted, or Inspired. For more information call 607-255-7557.
Through September 27, New York. The Museum of the City of New York is the setting for an exhibit entitled Amsterdam/New Amsterdam: The Worlds of Henry Hudson. The exhibition appears on the 400th anniversary of Henry Hudson's exploration of the New World and of New York Harbor. The exhibition seeks to bring into focus the cultural, economic, and ideological aspects of Hudson's voyage.
Through October 23, Middlebury, Vermont. An exhibition entitled Mapping Champlain's New World, at the Henry Sheldon Museum of Vermont History. The show includes important antique and rare maps of the Lake Champlain and Vermont regions.
Through January 1, 2010, Mystic, Connecticut. An exhibition at Mystic Seaport entitled Mapping the Pacific Coast: Coronado to Lewis and Clark, The Quivira Collection. A traveling exhibit, on loan from a private collection, including over 30 important antique maps, books, and illustrations covering the period from 1550-1800.
Through March 31, 2010, Mason, Texas. Rare Maps of America, an exhibition staged by the Mason Square Museum, features important antique maps dating back to the 16th century. The focus is on early maps of Texas.
Through May 9, 2010. Texas. Going to Texas: Five Centuries of Texas Maps. A major travelling exhibition of five hundred years of maps of Texas.
Permanent Exhibit, Jacksonville, Florida. Jacksonville Public Library, 303 N. Laura Street. The Lewis Ansbacher Map Collection, featuring antique maps of Florida and beyond.
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July 30-31, Swansea, Wales. The University of Swansea is the venue for Mapping the Medieval City, a colloquium that is part of the dissemination of a unique project, Mapping Medieval Chester: place and identity in an English borderland city c.1200-1500. The inter-disciplinary Chester project has brought together a diverse group of scholars, with a main goal of using texts and cartographic material to better understand medieval mappings of this key Roman city on the English and Welsh border.
Antiquarian Book & Map Fairs
July 11, Stockbridge, MA. Stockbridge Antiquarian Book and Ephemera Fair. Town Hall, 50 Main Street. For information, call 413-528-2327.
July 18, Allentown, PA. Book & Paper & Advertising Show. Agricultural Hall, Allentown Fairgrounds, 17th & Chew Streets. For information call 610-706-0214.
July 26, Nashua, NH. New Hampshire Works on Paper. Nashua Holiday Inn, 9 Northeastern Blvd. For information call 603-509-2639.
July 31-August 1, Denver. Rocky Mountain Book and Paper Fair. Denver Merchandise Mart, 58th Avenue, Denver.
August 1, Great Barrington, MA. Searles Castle Antiquarian Book Fair. Searles Castle, Route 7, Great Barrington. For information, call 413-441-1010.
August 6,Bedford, NH. Granite State Antiquarian Book & Ephemera Fair. Event Center at CR Sparks, 18 Kilton Road. For more information, call 603-509-2639.
August 8-9, Jacksonville, AR. 24th Arkansas Book & Paper Fair. Community Center, 105 Municipal Drive. For more information, call 501-336-9313.
August 9, Woodstock, VT. Vermont Book and Ephemera Fair. Union Arena, Route 4 West, Woodstock, VT. For more information, call 802-464-8438.
August 16, Concord, NH. New Hampshire Antiquarian Bookfair. Everett Arena, I-93, Exit 14. For more information call 603-666-3083.
August 22-23, Hartford, CT. Papermania Plus. Hartford Civic Center, Trumbull Street. For more information call 860-563-9975.
August 28-29, South Paramus, NJ. Barnes & Noble Vintage Book and Ephemera Fair. 765 Rte. 17, Paramus. For more information call 603-509-2639.
Auction Calendar
July 22, Gloucestershire, England. Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books & Maps.
July 23, San Francisco. PBA Galleries. Natural History, Travel & Exploration, Maps, Prints.
August 5, New York. Swann Galleries. Vintage Posters.
August 10, Chester, England. Bonhams. Maps, Prints, & Paintings.
Antique Map & Print Exhibitions
Through August 15, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. An exhibition, presented by Louisiana State University Special Collections, entitled Mariners, Meridians and Monsters: Exploring the History of Maps in Fact and Fiction. A look at the various types of maps that have been created, from from antiquity to the present day.
Through August 31, Washington, Texas. An exhibition entitled Texas Transformed: Early Maps of Texas, at Star of the Republic Museum. Features many important antique maps of Texas. For more information, call 936-878-2461.
Through September 7, St. Paul, Minnesota. 345 West Kellogg Blvd. The Minnesota Historical Society presents Minnesota on the Map, an exhibition featuring 100 of its most prized antique maps from its extensive collection of historical maps and atlases.
Through September 8, Ithaca, NY. Hirshland Exhibition Gallery, Division of Rare and Manuscript Collection, Carl A. Kroch Library, Cornell University. An exhibition entitled Darwin's Maps: A Natural Selection of Maps Darwin Used, Drew, Consulted, or Inspired. For more information call 607-255-7557.
Through September 27, New York. The Museum of the City of New York is the setting for an exhibit entitled Amsterdam/New Amsterdam: The Worlds of Henry Hudson. The exhibition appears on the 400th anniversary of Henry Hudson's exploration of the New World and of New York Harbor. The exhibition seeks to bring into focus the cultural, economic, and ideological aspects of Hudson's voyage.
Through October 23, Middlebury, Vermont. An exhibition entitled Mapping Champlain's New World, at the Henry Sheldon Museum of Vermont History. The show includes important antique and rare maps of the Lake Champlain and Vermont regions.
Through January 1, 2010, Mystic, Connecticut. An exhibition at Mystic Seaport entitled Mapping the Pacific Coast: Coronado to Lewis and Clark, The Quivira Collection. A traveling exhibit, on loan from a private collection, including over 30 important antique maps, books, and illustrations covering the period from 1550-1800.
Through March 31, 2010, Mason, Texas. Rare Maps of America, an exhibition staged by the Mason Square Museum, features important antique maps dating back to the 16th century. The focus is on early maps of Texas.
Through May 9, 2010. Texas. Going to Texas: Five Centuries of Texas Maps. A major travelling exhibition of five hundred years of maps of Texas.
Permanent Exhibit, Jacksonville, Florida. Jacksonville Public Library, 303 N. Laura Street. The Lewis Ansbacher Map Collection, featuring antique maps of Florida and beyond.
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