November 2 through 2008, Chicago . The Chicago Festival of Maps . One of the largest map exhibitions ever staged. Sponsored by more than 30 institutions and organizations, and running for approximately a year, the Chicago Festival of Maps presents a dizzying array of exhibitions on the themes of Exploration, Discovery, and Mapping. The Festival combines lectures, films, seminars, exhibitions, and more. It will be a unique opportunity to view some of the rarest, and most important antique maps, in addition to many other artifacts.

Through March, 2008, Houston, TX . Drawn from Experience: Landmark Maps of Texas at the San Jacinto Museum of History .  The exhibit features many important maps of Texas and the Gulf Coast region dating from the 1500s to the present. For more information, contact the San Jacinto Museum of History .

Permanent Exhibit, Jacksonville, Florida . The Lewis Ansbacher Map Collection, Jacksonville Public Library . Featuring more than 200 antique maps of Florida.

Permanent Exhibit, Savannah, Georgia . A Selection of Antique Cartography From the Newton Collection. Savannah College of Art & Design. Featuring important maps in the galleries of the Newton Center at the college.

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