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Antique Maps & Prints Meetings
November 12, Boston. 5:30 PM. Boston Public Library, Johnson Bldg., Mezzanine Conference Room. The Mapping of Africa, a presentation by Richard and Penelope Betz, antique map dealers and authors of “The Mapping of Africa: A Cartobibliography of Printed Maps of the African Continent to 1700“, one of the fundamental reference books on antique African maps.
November 14, New York City. 2:30 pm at New York Public Library at Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street. The New York Map Society hosts a presentation by Peter Dickson, entitled The Magellan Myth: Reflections on Columbus, Vespucci and the Waldseemüller Map of 1507.
November 15, Minneapolis. 2:00 PM. Minneapolis Institute of the Arts, 2400 Third Ave. South. James Welu, director of the Worcester Art Museum, presents Vermeer’s “Mania for Maps,” which explores the significance, symbolism, and importance of maps and globes in the paintings of the Dutch master Johannes Vermeer, whose work was contemporaneous with the Golden Age of Dutch cartography. For more information, call 612-870-6323.
November 17, New York City. 6:00 pm at New York Public Library at Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street, Margaret Liebman Berger Forum, Room 227. Reception at six, program follows at 6:30 PM. The Mercator Society of the NYPL, which provides major funding for the acquisition of antique maps by the library, presents a discussion and book-signing with author Toby Lester, author of the newly-published book “The Fourth Part of the World: The Race to the Ends of the Earth, and the Epic Story of the Map That Gave America Its Name“. For more information, call 212-930-0934, or email Miranda Shutte.
November 19, Chicago. 5:30 PM. The Newberry Library, 60 West Walton Street, Ruggles Lounge. Author Toby Lester discusses his new book, “The Fourth Part of the World”. (See above listing).
November 19, Washington, DC. 7:00 PM. Library of Congress, Madison Building, 101 Independence Avenue, Geography and Map Division, B level. Meeting of the Washington Map Society, where Earl McElfresh discusses his study of the mapping of the Gettysburg Campaign, which forced the Confederate Army to rely on quickly-prepared, inexact maps of the local terrain. For more information, contact Dennis Gurtz, or call 301-926-1743.
November 20, Milwaukee, WI.
A symposium at the American Geographical Society Library, located at the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, entitled Korean maps in the 19th Century: the Korean National Treasure /Daedong Yeojido/. For more information, contact Angie Cope.
November 24, Cambridge, England. 5:30 PM. Emmanuel College, Harrods Room, St. Andrew’s Street. Cambridge Seminar in the History of Cartography presents Dr. Frances Willmoth of Jesus College speaking on Fens Maps and Moore’s Mapp. The seminar is followed by refreshments. For more information, email Sarah Bendall.
November 24, Oxford, England. 5:00 PM. University of Oxford Centre for the Environment, South Parks Road. Professor Pietro Corsi presents The Map of the Kingdom: The Italian Geological Survey, 1860-2000. This lecture is part of the Oxford Seminars in Cartography, 17th Annual Series. For more information, email Nick Millea, Map Librarian, Bodleian Library.
December 3, London. 5:00 PM, Warburg Institute, University of London, Woburn Square. Maps & Society Programme. As part of this series of public lectures in the history of cartography, Dr Carla Lois (Universidad de Buenos Aires; Universidad Nacional de La Plata) presents Toponymic Landscapes: Ways of Seeing Patagonia in Early Argentinean Maps Refreshments follow the presentation, which is free and open to all. For more information call +44 (0) 20 8346 5112 or email Tony Campbell.
Antiquarian Book & Map Fairs
November 14, Boston. Boston Book, Paper, & Ephemera Show. Radisson Hotel, 200 Stuart Street. Tel. 617-482-1800.
December 5-6, Pasadena, CA. Pasadena Book Fair. 300 East Green Street. Tel. 209-358-3134.
Through November 30, Online. 7th Virtual Map Fair.
Auction Calendar
November 10, London. Sotheby’s. Travel, Atlases, Maps and Natural History.
November 20, Online. Old World Auctions. Antique Maps, Globes, Charts, Atlases & Vintage Graphics.
December 1, Oxford. Bonhams. Printed Books, Maps, and Manuscripts.
December 3, New York. Bloomsbury Auctions. The De Orbe Novo Collection: Exploration in the New World, 1495-1623.
December 3, New York. Swann Galleries. Maps and Atlases, Books with Plates, Historical Prints, Travel Books, and Ephemera.
December 4, New York. Christies. Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts, including Americana.
December 9, Gloucestershire, England. Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books and Maps.
Antique Map & Print Exhibitions
Through December 31, Savannah, GA. Savannah College of Art and Design, 227 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Mapping the Past: A Selection of Antique Cartography from the Newton Collection. An exhibition focusing on antique maps depicting North America, Great Britain and the world, including rare maps from the first atlas depicting the Americas.
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.
Permanent Exhibit, Tampa, Florida. Touchton Map Gallery. 801 Old Water Street. 400 Years of Florida Maps 1513-1913. View the immense changes in Florida mapping over the last four centuries.
Permanent Exhibit, Vienna. The Globe Museum, at the Austrian National Library, Palais Mollard, Herrengasse 9. The Globe Museum, the only one of its kind in the world, dedicated exclusively to globes (terrestrial and celestial) and related instruments, such as armillary spheres, planetaria, and telluria.
Permanent Exhibit, Washington, DC. The first map to name America. The 1507 Waldseemüller “World Map”is the centerpiece antique map at the exhibit Exploring the Early Americas at the Library of Congress. Other items rotate in this remarkable exhibition of rare and priceless antique maps. Staged in the Jefferson Building of the library.
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A few nights ago I had a dear friend over for dinner & desert. I set the table using random items I have been collecting for a while and just love the way it all came together. I normally don’t decorate with the color blue, however I just fell in love with these plates and had to see if I could mix them in for the evening. What a fun night full of good food, laughter, fun and friendship. Now to take it down and set my fall table… the warm colors of autumn are my favorite!
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Antique Maps & Prints Meetings
October 11-13, Raleigh, NC. The 50th Annual Meeting of the Society for the History of Discoveries. Full details about this major event can be found on the society’s information page.
October 15-18, Portland, ME. Following its reconstruction and expansion, the Osher Map Library and Smith Center for Cartographic Education at the University of Southern Maine will reopen in celebratory style. The events, including open house, lecture, and conference, include: Thoreau, His Maps, and His Image of Nature, a lecture by John W. Hessler, senior cartographic librarian at the Library of Congress, and New Directions in the Study of Early American Cartography, the inaugural meeting of the Maine Forum for Map History. The event also serves as the opening of the yearlong exhibition, American Treasures, displaying a remarkable collection of antique maps of Maine, New England, the United States, and the world.
October 17, New York City. At 2:30 pm the New York Public Library at Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street is the venue for the October meeting of the New York Map Society, as they join in the commemoration of the 400th anniversary of Henry Hudson arrival in New York harbor and sailing up the Hudson River. Matt Knutzen, interim director of the NYPL map division will deliver a lecture about the current library exhibit Mapping New York’s Shoreline, 1609-2009.
October 20, Denver, CO. 5:30 PM, Denver Public Library, 10 West 14th Ave., Gates Room. Meeting of the Rocky Mountain Map Society. Dr. Bruce C. Paton, author of Lewis and Clark: Doctors in the Wilderness, will give a presentation on American explorers, including Zebulon Pike, Lewis and Clark, and Alexander Mackenzie, among others.
October 20, Raleigh, NC. 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM. State Archives & Library Building, 109 East Jones Street, room 308. Staff from UNC-Chapel Hill’s Wilson Library, and the State Archives will present North Carolina Maps, from the 16th to the 21st century.
October 22, Washington, DC. 7:00 PM. Library of Congress, Madison Building, 101 Independence Avenue, Geography and Map Division, B level. Meeting of the Washington Map Society, where member Joel Kovarsky presents Foreshadowing Manifest Destiny: The Cartographic and Geographic Vision of Thomas Jefferson. For more information, contact Dennis Gurtz, or call 301-926-1743.
October 25, San Bernardino, CA. California State University, College of Social and Behavioral Sciences. The California Map Society is organizing a visit to an exhibit at the Anthropology Museum entitled Seventeenth Century Ottoman Worldview From Pîrî Reis to Kâtip Çelebi. The Ottoman Empire was the world’s largest empire in the 16th century. The world maps of Piri Reis, although devoid of latitude and longitude, were astonishingly suitable for navigation. For more information, contact Juan Ceva.
October 27, Edinburgh, Scotland. 10:00 AM - 4:30 PM. The National Library of Scotland, 33 Salisbury Place. A seminar presented by the Scottish Maps Forum will focus on the theme Mapping and Antiquities in Scotland. The seminar will study various Scottish mapmakers, along with early mapping of the Antonine Wall, a stone and turf fortification built by the Romans across the central belt of Scotland.
November 5, London. 5:00 PM, Warburg Institute, University of London, Woburn Square. Maps & Society Programme. As part of this series of public lectures in the history of cartography, Professor Richard Talbert (Department of History, University of North Carolina) presents: The Artemidorus Papyrus and Its (ancient ?) map of … where… ? Refreshments follow the presentation, which is free and open to all.
Antiquarian Book & Map Fairs
October 18, Northampton, MA. Pioneer Valley Antiquarian Book & Ephemera Fair. Smith Vocational School, 80 Locust St. (Rte 9), Northampton. Tel. 603-509-2639.
October 24, York, PA. York Book & Paper Fair. York Expo Center, 343 West Market Street. Tel. 717-846-2866.
October 25, San Francisco. Golden Gate Park Book Fair. Hall of Flowers, 9th Avenue at Lincoln. Tel. 415-668-1636.
November 7, Houston, TX. 7th Annual Houston Book Fair. Museum of Printing History, 1324 West Clay. Tel. 713-522-4652, ext. 207.
November 7, Paris, France. 8th Paris Map Fair. Hotel Ambassador. 16, Bd Haussmann. Featuring maps, atlases, and travel books.
November 7 - 8, Garden City, Long Island. The Long Island Book & Ephemera Fair. Garden City Field House, 295 Stewart Avenue. Tel. 603-509-2639.
November 8, Albany, NY. 35th Annual Albany Antiquarian Bookfair. Washington Ave. Armory, 195 Washington Ave. Tel. 802-464-8438.
Auction Calendar
October 29, London. Sotheby’s. Books and Manuscripts from the English Library of Archibald, 5th Earl of Rosebery and Midlothian.
November 4, Gloucestershire, England. Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books & Maps.
November 5, San Francisco. PBA Galleries. Americana, Travel, Cartography & Exploration.
November 10, London. Sotheby’s. Travel, Atlases, Maps and Natural History.
Antique Map & Print Exhibitions
Through October 12, New York. Another exhibit not to be missed at the Museum of the City of New York. This exhibit takes the visitor back to the Manhattan of about 400 years ago in Mannahatta/Manhattan: A Natural History of New York City. Through cutting-edge technology, the show depicts New York City as it was at the time of Henry Hudson’s exploration.
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 December 31, Savannah, GA. Savannah College of Art and Design, 227 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Mapping the Past: A Selection of Antique Cartography from the Newton Collection. An exhibition focusing on antique maps depicting North America, Great Britain and the world, including rare maps from the first atlas depicting the Americas.
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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Antique Maps & Prints Meetings
September 17, Columbus, GA. 6:00 pm. The Columbus Museum , 1251 Wynnton Road, presents a guest lecture by Professor Jessica Lacher-Feldman, curator of Rare Books & Special Collections at the University of Alabama. Professor Lacher-Feldman will discuss the university’s rare map collection.
September 24, South Berwick, Maine. 7:30 pm. Berwick Academy, 31 Academy Street. The Old Berwick Historical Society welcomes Matthew Edney, of the Osher Map Library at the University of Southern Maine. Professor Edney delivers a lecture entitled Mapping Controversy: The Colonial Definition of the Massachusetts Bay and New Hampshire Boundaries, which looks at the surveys and mapping of the boundaries of Maine and Massachusetts with New Hampshire.
September 24, Washington DC. 7:00 pm. The Washington Map Society welcomes Maryland State Archivist Edward Papenfuse and attorney Stuart Raphael as they discuss a recent Supreme Court ruling on a border dispute between Maryland and Virginia that made use of several antique maps during arguments before the court. For more information, email Dennis Gurtz or call 301-926-1743.
October 2-4, Arlington, TX. Annual fall meeting of the Texas Map Society. The theme of this year’s meeting is Humboldt’s Legacy: Measuring the World. The three day meeting focuses on this remarkable explorer and cartographer, and includes guest speakers; the display of rare antique maps from diverse collections; a recreation of Pioneer Surveying. For registration details and full information, contact Kit Goodwin.
October 11-13, Raleigh, NC. The 50th Annual Meeting of the Society for the History of Discoveries. Full details about this major event can be found on the society’s information page.
October 15-18, Portland, ME. Following its reconstruction and expansion, the Osher Map Library and Smith Center for Cartographic Education at the University of Southern Maine will reopen in celebratory style. The events, including open house, lecture, and conference, include: Thoreau, His Maps, and His Image of Nature, a lecture by John W. Hessler, senior cartographic librarian at the Library of Congress, and New Directions in the Study of Early American Cartography, the inaugural meeting of the Maine Forum for Map History. The event also serves as the opening of the yearlong exhibition, American Treasures, displaying a remarkable collection of antique maps of Maine, New England, the United States, and the world.
October 17, New York City. At 2:30 pm the New York Public Library at Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street is the venue for the October meeting of the New York Map Society, as they join in the commemoration of the 400th anniversary of Henry Hudson arrival in New York harbor and sailing up the Hudson River. Matt Knutzen, interim director of the NYPL map division will deliver a lecture about the current library exhibit Mapping New York’s Shoreline, 1609-2009.
Antiquarian Book & Map Fairs
September 26, Boxborough, MA. Boxborough Book, Paper and Collectible Show, Holiday Inn, Boxborough, MA.
October 2-3, Santa Fe, NM. Santa Fe Antiquarian Book Show, El Museo Cultural, 1615 Paseo de Peralta Santa Fe. Tel. 505-983-0088.
October 3, Allentown, PA. Great Eastern U.S. Fall Antique Advertising, Book and Paper Show, Allentown Fairgrounds, Agricultural Hall 17 and Chew Street, Allentown. Tel. 610-706 -0214.
October 4, Lansing, MI. Michigan Antiquarian Book and Paper Show. Lansing Center, 333 East Michigan Ave. , Lansing. Tel. 517-332-0112.
October 10-11, Seattle, WA. Seattle Antiquarian Book Fair & Book Arts Show. 1211 East Denny Way, Seattle. Tel. 206-323-3999.
October 18, Northampton, MA. Pioneer Valley Antiquarian Book & Ephemera Fair. Smith Vocational School, 80 Locust St. (Rte 9), Northampton. Tel. 603-509-2639.
Auction Calendar
September 17, Falls Church, VA. Quinn’s Auction Galleries. Rare Books with Autographs & Manuscripts.
September 17, New York. Swann Galleries. Printed and Manuscript Americana.
September 23, Gloucestershire, England. Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books & Maps.
September 29, Oxford. Bonhams. Printed Books and Maps.
October 28, New York. Bloomsbury Auctions. Travel and Americana.
November 5, San Francisco. PBA Galleries. Americana, Travel, Cartography & Exploration.
Antique Map & Print Exhibitions
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 12, New York. Another exhibit not to be missed at the Museum of the City of New York. This exhibit takes the visitor back to the Manhattan of about 400 years ago in Mannahatta/Manhattan: A Natural History of New York City. Through cutting-edge technology, the show depicts New York City as it was at the time of Henry Hudson’s exploration.
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 December 31, Savannah, GA. Savannah College of Art and Design, 227 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Mapping the Past: A Selection of Antique Cartography from the Newton Collection. An exhibition focusing on antique maps depicting North America, Great Britain and the world, including rare maps from the first atlas depicting the Americas.
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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Memories and Madness sums up this past week perfectly for me. My daughter Aspen had her first day of Junior High. She is in 7th grade and as I walked through the school doors I felt as if I should have been the one registering for class not my daughter! I can’t believe how the time has passed so quickly. It seems like just yesterday I was sitting in History class writing letters to my boyfriend. “No Aspen..this is not appropriate 7th grade behavior… your mother was not a good example and don’t follow in her footsteps… boys are bad, they have cooties, stay far far away from them!” With so much homework, projects and after school activities already this year I can tell it is going to be full of nothing but Memories and Madness!
My week was one of the very best of my entire life! Monday was alfresco dining with great weather, pizza, laughter, love and fabulous company…Tuesday was spent rockin out to my favorite band Depeche Mode at there Live Nation concert with my dear friend…No, I can’t dance or sing for that matter but I sure would like to think I am a rockstar! Wednesday was Aysha’s first soccer game of the season, She played defender and did great! Thursday retreating up at the fabulous new Dakota mountain lodge in Park City, relaxing for the evening and having the best time ever. Saturday was spent rocking out concert style again to an oldy but goodie Blondie. Incredible memories and good times spent with dear friends and loved ones… I couldn’t ask for a better week!
Picture was taken on my camera phone, sorry for the poor quality! But you can just tell I am having the time of my life! I hope your week has been filled with good times and fun memories to last a lifetime! Looking forward to many more…xo Alys
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September 12, New York City. 2:15 pm. 1220 Fifth Avenue. The Museum of the City of New York is the destination for the first meeting of the fall season of the New York Map Society. The field trip will include a guided tour of the highlights of the Amsterdam/New Amsterdam: The Worlds Of Henry Hudson exhibit, which includes rare maps and objects from the 16th and 17th century, and an introduction to the Mannahatta/Manhattan show. RSVP required. For more information, email Heather Kensinger or call 914-498-9797.
September 17, Columbus, GA. 6:00 pm. The Columbus Museum , 1251 Wynnton Road, presents a guest lecture by Professor Jessica Lacher-Feldman, curator of Rare Books & Special Collections at the University of Alabama. Professor Lacher-Feldman will discuss the university’s rare map collection.
September 24, South Berwick, Maine. 7:30 pm. Berwick Academy, 31 Academy Street. The Old Berwick Historical Society welcomes Matthew Edney, of the Osher Map Library at the University of Southern Maine. Professor Edney delivers a lecture entitled Mapping Controversy: The Colonial Definition of the Massachusetts Bay and New Hampshire Boundaries, which looks at the surveys and mapping of the boundaries of Maine and Massachusetts with New Hampshire.
September 24, Washington DC. 7:00 pm. The Washington Map Society welcomes Maryland State Archivist Edward Papenfuse and attorney Stuart Raphael as they discuss a recent Supreme Court ruling on a border dispute between Maryland and Virginia that made use of several antique maps during arguments before the court. For more information, email Dennis Gurtz or call 301-926-1743.
Antiquarian Book & Map Fairs
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.
September 3-6, Baltimore, MD. Antiquarian Bookfair at the Baltimore Summer Antiques Show.
Baltimore Convention Center, One West Pratt Street. For more information, call 561-822-5440.
September 5-6, Decatur, GA. Atlanta Rare and Collectible Book Fair. Decatur Conference Center. For more information call 404-713-1521.
September 6, Portland, ME. Southern Maine Antique Paper Show, Holiday Inn West, 81 Riverside Street. For more information call 207-828-8065.
September 12, Rochester, NY. Rochester Antiquarian Book Fair. Minett Hall, Monroe County Fairgrounds, Rochester. For more information, call 585-325-2050.
Auction Calendar
September 3, San Francisco. PBA Galleries. Fine Americana with Travel & Exploration.
September 9, London. Christies. Travel and Vintage Posters.
September 17, Falls Church, VA. Quinn’s Auction Galleries. Rare Books with Autographs & Manuscripts.
September 17, New York. Swann Galleries. Printed and Manuscript Americana.
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 12, New York. Another exhibit not to be missed at the Museum of the City of New York. This exhibit takes the visitor back to the Manhattan of about 400 years ago in Mannahatta/Manhattan: A Natural History of New York City. Through cutting-edge technology, the show depicts New York City as it was at the time of Henry Hudson’s exploration.
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 December 31, Savannah, GA. Savannah College of Art and Design, 227 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Mapping the Past: A Selection of Antique Cartography from the Newton Collection. An exhibition focusing on antique maps depicting North America, Great Britain and the world, including rare maps from the first atlas depicting the Americas.
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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Gypsy Flea Market, You are one Lucky Girl…with a gorgeous blog to boot! Please email me your info or leave me a comment with your info so I can get this giftaway right out to you.
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Since Holly’s surgery she has been feeling a bit down. Struggling with the issues Lupus has put on her body and soul. I have had the chance to talk to Ms Holly the past couple of weeks, and I just want her to know how beautiful she is both inside and out. She has made my saddest days brighter and my burdens seem much easier to manage after talking with her. Holly is the kind of friend that shows up at your doorstep bringing treats to sick ones, and the type of friend you can call on day or night. She is a ray of sunshine, and always a good time to be around. Friends like this are priceless! I thought we could all give her a little encouragement…I know when I am feeling down having friends gather round me always lifts my spirits and brings me back to my happy place.
Lupus strikes mostly women of childbearing age (15-44). However, men, children, and teenagers develop lupus, too. Lupus research is ongoing and is on the brink of discovering new treatment’s and drugs that could lead to a cure. You can read more on Lupus here.
Holly recently quoted “If you’re not living on the edge…you’re taking up too much space.” I think this is a very inspirational quote we could all apply somewhere in our lives. Holly has taught me that life is so short, Make the best of everyday and be grateful for every chance you have to live life to its fullest. To learn more about Holly click here. I love you girl, xo Alys
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I have three bits of super exciting news! It is my 100th post today and I am so excited! It has been so fun to keep this online journal over the past 2 years. I love going back and seeing the progress I have made from changing my hairstyle “Yes, I know that was a much needed improvement” to watching my business, and children grow. It has been such a blast getting to know all of you! Reading your blogs and learning about love, life, and business all while getting lost in the beautiful photography accompanied by clever words of wisdom.
I am also super excited to announce that Blogging for Bliss by Tara Frey is now at your local Barnes & Noble! It was so surreal to see my business, name, and photos in a real life coffee table book! Thank you Tara for featuring me and my business. This book is so beautiful, the photography is amazing, and it really is a great manual for even us aged bloggers. From simple photography tips to basic html blog coding with easy to follow tutorials, you will find it very useful. I have been lost in it for the past 2 nights and can’t wait to visit all the blogs listed in the book.
And last but not least it is time for a GiftAway! Whoot Whoot!! I love winning prizes “even though historically I don’t seem to be a bigger winner of contests” so I thought it would be fun to celebrate with a giftaway! The list of everything you can win is below. All you need to do is leave a comment here on my blog, on August 1st I will have a random number generator choose the lucky winner!
Be sure to check back on August 4th to mingle with us at the Blogging for Bliss Party! Every girl likes a party and this is sure to be a good time!
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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.
Submitted by Paris Couture Antiques
This past weekend I was able to shoot the engagement photos for this beautiful couple. They are getting married in August here in Utah and asked me if I would be their photographer. I was so excited about this shoot, as they are simply drop dead gorgeous and so much fun to be around. I have just picked this hobby up over the past year and am having a great time learning all the trick of the trade! If any of you would like for me to take your photos I would be so happy too!
I thought it would be fun to share some of my personal favs from the shoot, Enjoy! xo, Alys
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Antique Map & Print Meetings
July 11, New York City. 2:30 pm. New York Public Library, 5th Avenue and 42nd Street. The New York Map Society holds its annual summer social. Members will be invited to speak to the society about their passion for antique map collecting, along with suggestions for future meeting topics, ideas about the society, and any other input that they care to share. The meeting will take place in Auditorium of the NYPL. After the session, participants are invited to continue socializing at the Oyster Bar in Grand Central Station.
July 12-17, Copenhagen. The Royal Library of Denmark is the setting for The 23rd International Conference on the History of Cartography. This international conference is the only one of its kind — the only scholarly conference exclusively focused on the history of maps and mapmaking, without regard to geographical region,topic, period, or language.
July 13, Blue Mountain Lake, New York. 12 Noon-1:30 PM. Bring a brown bag lunch to the Adirondack Museum for their event Mapping the Adirondacks. The museum’s boasts a unique collection of antique maps related to the Adirondacks region of New York State. Reservations and information, call 518-352-7311 ext. 181.
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.
Auction Calendar
July 9, San Francisco. PBA Galleries. Americana.
July 22, Gloucestershire, England. Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books & Maps.
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.
Submitted by Paris Couture Antiques
My girls have the best grandpa in the entire world. He is one of those guys that make you feel like you are the most special person on the planet. He is caring, kind, compassionate, and has the biggest heart in the world. We are so lucky to have this incredible man in our lives and we believe he walks on water. The girls were talking today about their pops and these are some of the things they said they love about him…
*Because you think we are angels…you even call our hair feathers
*You play with us for hours and never get tired
*Because you listen to all of our stories
*Every time you get a drink you always get us one too
*Because you have never gotten mad
*Bike rides with you are always fun
*You take us anywhere we want to go and have fun with us
*Because you always smell so good
*You are always there for us when we need you
*You believe in us and always encourage us
*You always tell us about your dreams
*You line dry your pants because you like the crispy feeling from the sun
*Because you raise our chickens
*You take us places nobody else does
*You trust us and teach us
*Anytime we want to play a game your are always up for it
*When we were little you always let us walk in your boots
*You always buy us donuts
*Because you have cute eyes
*And most of all because you love us!
GRANDPA YOU ROCK, WE LOVE YOU POPS!
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I have been needing a pick me up lately with everything going on in our family, so tonight I decided to put my camera around my neck, grab a glass of wine, and head outside. I am ashamed to say I don’t spend near enough time in my yard as I use to, it kinda maintains itself at this point. A few years back I planted these gorgeous pink wild rose bushes and the climbing honeysuckle around my gazebo in the backyard. It was so refreshing and invigorating walking up to the gazebo tonight and seeing these in full bloom.
I’ve been kinda feeling like my lovely goddess statue lately…Minus the lovely and loosing my head a bit!
I sat outside and really reflected on my life and all things important to me. I am so grateful to have a beautiful place among mother nature to go and meditate when times are hard. Cheers to you and all of your beautiful invigorating outdoor spaces. xo, Alys
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So the past weekend has been a real downer. The hunk became extremely ill on Friday night and by midnight Saturday we found ourselves in the Emergency Room. After 6 hours and several diagnostic tests the Dr’s told us he has a blood clot in his lung. We both freaked out initially not knowing exactly what this means or if he is going to be OK. The Dr’s have were very kind and helped to explain this diagnoses to us and what it meant over the next few hours. They admitted him to the hospital with no guarantee of when he will be coming home. We have been sitting in the hospital room now for 2 days and it has become to feel like a cell block. Not a whole lot to do besides play cards, read and watch TV. We have been kidding around calling it Central Laundry Block #2127 because this is stamped on every piece of scrubs and gowns they bring for him to wear. The kids came and drew this fabulous picture of the hunk for him to look at on the wall while he is recovering. I didn’t bring a camera with me to the hospital so these cell phone pics will have to do for now.
What else do you do when you have 24 hours to sit and wait, worried sick hoping everything will be OK….You take pictures of your feet!
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This past weekend The Hunk and I spent remodelling and redecorating my daughter Aspens bedroom for her birthday. She is going into Junior High School and her bedroom was a bit outdated for her age. She is also having her tonsils taken out this month and we thought this would be a nice surprise for her to relax and veg out in while she is recovering from her surgery. She had no idea I was planning this! She left for the weekend to grandmas house and we got right to work. “If any of you are thinking about doing this I HIGHLY RECOMMEND doing it while the kids are away…We took out 6 bags of treasures/ I mean trash that over her dead body would she have let us remove!”
I love the way this room makeover turned out. I had hinted around asking her if she could have her room any color what color would she want and she said Plum & Green…I was thinking how in the world and I going to pull off Plum & Green, If you have been to my home you know I love neutrals and warm earth tones. I am shocked at how gorgeous this all came together!
This chandelier was a 15.00 flea market find. I painted it black with high gloss paint and added the antique french beaded shades and crystals to give it a very chic look.
You should have seen her face when she walked into her new bedroom! She said, “Mom I can’t believe it, I didn’t even know my room could look this awesome! Wow, I don’t know what I love the most, the chandelier, futon, or the flat screen TV!” I guess all the hard work paid off, she loves it!
The wall decals were something new for me to try out and I love how they really make the walls pop. I purchased them at Ikea, however you can buy them online as well.
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Antique Map & Print Meetings
June 9, Boston, MA. 5:30 pm. The Boston Public Library, 700 Boylston Street, is the setting for a meeting of the Boston Map Society. Professor Anne Knowles, associate professor of Geography, Middlebury College, presents Placing History: How GIS is Changing the Practice of Historical Scholarship. For more information, please contact Jeremy Pool.
June 9, Westminster, Colorado. 5:30 pm. The Rocky Mountain Map Society will hold a “Show and Tell” curiosities meeting for map society members. You are invited to bring your cartographic curiosities to the meeting. Refreshments will be served.
June 19, Topsfield, MA. 7:30 pm. Gould Barn, Howlett Street. Antique map collector Kevin O’Connor will talk on Early Maps of New England and show examples from his collection. Refreshments served. For more information, call Vincent Guerra, 978-887-3412.
June 20, San Francisco. 9:00 am. A full day meeting of the California Map Society, in conjunction with the California Historical Society. The agenda includes a presentation of historical mapping of San Francisco’s water resources. Also on tap, a presentation by Julie Sweetkind-Singer, Head Librarian of Branner Earth Sciences Library & Map Collections, Stanford University, who will discuss Stanford’s growing map collections.
June 22-26, Charlottesville, Virginia. A course in the history, collection, and use of maps, taught through the University of Virginia’s Rare Book School. The course will be taught by Alice Hudson, chief map librarian of the New York Public Library.
July 11, New York City. 2:30 pm. The New York Map Society holds its annual summer social. Details to follow. Visit the society website for news.
Antiquarian Book & Map Fairs
June 12-13, Portland, OR. Rose City Used Book Fair. 5626 NE Alameda. For information, call 503-249-0344.
June 14, Nashua, NH. New Hampshire Works on Paper. Nashua Holiday Inn, 9 Northeastern Blvd. For information call 603-509-2639.
June 27, Cooperstown, NY. Cooperstown Antiquarian Book Fair. Clark Sports Center, Susquehanna Avenue. For information call 607-638-9962.
July 11, Stockbridge, MA. Stockbridge Antiquarian Book and Ephemera Fair. Town Hall, 50 Main Street. For information, call 413-528-2327.
Auction Calendar
June 11, New York. Swann Galleries. Maps & Atlases, Natural History, Historical Prints, and Ephemera.
June 17, Gloucestershire, England. Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books & Maps.
June 19, New York. Sothebys. The Graham Arader Sale.
June 24, New York. Christies. Important Botanical Books.
June 24, New York. Christies. Fine Books and Manuscripts, including Americana.
June 24, Oxford. Bonhams. Printed Books and Maps.
July 9, San Francisco. PBA Galleries. Americana.
Antique Map & Print Exhibitions
Through June 12, Cambridge, MA. Pusey Hall, at Harvard College Library. Taking the Measure of Rhode Island: A Cartographic Tour. The exhibit displays the history of the mapping of the State of Rhode Island, from the 17th century through the early 20th century. Many different types of map are on display, including state and city atlases; state maps; town plans; nautical charts; surveys; road maps, and more. For more information, call 617-495-2417.
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.
Submitted by Paris Couture Antiques
A good friend of mine and local artist Gary Killpack will be exhibiting his art work at the Grove and Garden: Signum Pro Vita art gallery located at The Covey Center Art Gallery. It will be open Monday-Friday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. and is free. The opening reception is June 5 from 6:00 - 9:00 p.m.; the public is welcome, black tie affair. This will be one of the highlights of my summer and I look forward to seeing you all there! xo Alys
