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Compiled by Wulf Bodenstein and Glenn Van den Bosch

E v e n t s

History of Maps and Mapping (Course 1) and Mapping Land and Sea before c. 1800 (Course 2)
June - July 2008
London
London Rare Books School
Following the successful trial course on 'The History of Maps and Mapping' that was run under the aegis of the London Rare Books School (Institute of English Studies, University of London) in July 2007, the organisers have pleasure in announcing that the course will be offered again in 2008, together with a new course on 'Mapping Land and Sea before c.1800'.
The organisers and tutors for both courses are Dr Catherine Delano-Smith and Sarah Tyacke, CB. Additional lecturers are Peter Barber, P.D.A. Harvey, Roger J.P. Kain, Paul Laxton, Rose Mitchell, Sylvia Sumira, and Laurence Worms.
The courses are open, for a fee, to all comers. Both the core course (Course 1) and the thematic course (Course 2) are validated by the University of London, which means that participants engaged in postgraduate work may gain the appropriate credits.
The dates for Course 1 are 30 June to 4 July 2008 inclusive, and for the new Course 2, 14 to 18 July 2008 inclusive (note: the courses are not in consecutive weeks).
Application forms are available to download from the website, and for these and for ALL OTHER DETAILS, please see the LRBS website, not the Course Tutors: http://ies.sas.ac.uk/cmps/events/courses/LRBS/index.htm.
International Conference on the History of Fieldwork, Cartography and Scientific Exploration
13 - 15 August 2008
Copenhagen, Danmark
Organized by the Danish Network for the History and Sociology of Scientific Fieldwork and Expeditions, and the Danish Research School in Philosophy, History of Ideas and History of Science. This conference aims to bring together leading historians from a number of disciplines to explore different ways of knowing the field as they have been conducted within a range of technological and scientific practices.
At Carlsberg Academy, Gamle Carlsberg Vej 15, Valby, Danmark.
URI: http://carlsbergfondet.dk/
URI: http://www.fieldstudies.dk/107581
Symposium on the History of Cartography: Shifting boundaries - cartography in the 19th and 20th centuries
10 - 12 September 2008
Portsmouth, UK
Organized by The International Cartographic Association Commission on the History of Cartography . The meeting will be open to all cartographers, geographers, historians, map collectors, academics and lay persons interested in the history of cartography in the 19th and 20th centuries. The Commission welcomes paper and poster submissions investigating the impact of new technologies, colonial cartography, military cartography, and marine cartography during the 19th and 20th centuries.
Languages: English and French. There will be no translation facilities for French papers at the Symposium.
The Symposium will take place in the Richmond Building, University of Portsmouth, St James's Street, Portsmouth, United Kingdom.
URI: http://icahistcarto.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=26&Itemid=36
Interdisciplinary Conference: Mapping Eastern Europe.
25 - 27 September 2008
Berne, Switzerland
The second conference of the Forum Ostmittel- und Südosteuropa (FOSE) is aimed especially at new scholars and at experts on Eastern European history, but also at scholars from all disciplines that deal with Eastern Europe and its cartographic representation through the ages. Conference proposals of no more than one page, accompanied by a short CV with a list of publications, are accepted until September 30, 2007. Papers can be presented in German, English or French.
Additional information from Forum Ostmittel- und Südosteuropa (FOSE), c/o Schweizerische Osteuropabibliothek, Hallerstrasse 6, CH-3000 Bern 9.
URI: http://www.oewiss.ch/fose/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=26&Itemid=27
23th International Conference on the History of Cartography (ICHC)
12 to 17 July 2009
Copenhagen, Denmark
24th International Conference on the History of Cartography (ICHC)
July 2011
Moscow

N e w s

Records sale for Blaeu globes at Christie auction in Amsterdam
Two Blaeu globes from the collection of the prince of Liechtenstein were sold in April at Christie’s for a record price of EUR 793 850. This is the highest price ever for a work of art sold at an auction in the Netherlands (paintings not included). The globes of Willem Janszoon Blaeu (1571-1638) were estimated to be sold at around USD 200 000 - 300 000.

E x h i b i t i o n s

The XVII Provinces in old maps: the story of a turbulent separation.
28 June - 14 September 2008
St Niklaas, Belgium
The separation of the Northern and Southern Netherlands in the 16 and 17th century was not easy: it took many years of war against the occupying Spanish empire. The story of this Eighty Years War is illustrated in this exhibition through more than 40 unique maps of the era. With the collaboration of Lydia Cordon of Prints and Frames, BIMCC member.
At the Mercatormuseum, Zamanstraat 49, Sint-Niklaas, Belgium. Telephone +32 (0)3 760 37 50
E-mail: stedelijke.musea@sint-niklaas.be
URI: http://www.sint-niklaas.be
The Atlas Maior of Blaeu
16 June - 23 November 2008
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Seven different Atlas Maior’s from the collection are on display, as well as several individual Blaeu maps. Work of other map makers of the Blaeau era such as Janssonius and Frederick de Wit is also represented. The exhibition further shows printed travel diaries to India and the journal of the unfortunate discoverer Willem Barentz.
Special collection of the University of Amsterdam, Oude Turfmarkt 129, 1023 GC Amsterdam, Tel. 020-5257300. Free entrance.
URI: http://bc.uba.uva.nl/bc_tentoonstellingen/info.cfm
'On the Map' American Maps from 1500 to 1800 from the Seymour I. Schwartz Collection
28 January 2008 - January 2009
Charlottesville, USA
The exhibition brings together a selection of rare, significant maps that chronicle the Age of Exploration, European empire-building, the French and Indian War, and the American Revolution.
At the main gallery at the Mary and David Harrison Institute for American History, Literature, and Culture, and the Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia.
URI: http://www.lib.virginia.edu/harrison/
URI: http://www.lib.virginia.edu/small
Hollar as a mapmaker
July 2007 - indefinite 2008
London, UK
A small display in honour of the 400th anniversary of the birth of the Czech artist and etcher Wenceslaus Hollar (1607-1677). Best known for his landscapes, portraits, fashion plates and depictions of antiquities, Hollar also had a lifelong love of maps and earned a living by etching them. Some of the most outstanding but little-known decorative examples of his work are featured, with an accompanying leaflet. Included are views, portraits, and his anguished cartographical portrayal of the English and Czech civil wars and what is perhaps the most minute panorama and bird's-eye view of London ever to be created.
The British Library, Map Library , 96 Euston Road, London
Telephone: +44 (0)20 7412 7702. E-mail: maps@bl.uk
URI: http://www.bl.uk/collections/map_exhibitions.html
Exploring the Early Americas: The Jay I. Kislak Collection
13 December 2007 - indefinite (Ongoing Exhibition)
Washington, USA
Exploring the Early Americas features selections from the more than 3 000 rare maps, documents, paintings, prints, and artifacts that make up the Jay I. Kislak Collection at the Library of Congress.
This ongoing exhibition has three major themes: Pre-Contact America; Explorations and Encounters; and Aftermath of the Encounter. Like the Jay I. Kislak Collection itself, the exhibition provides glimpses into the complex and fascinating past of the Americas. It provides insight into indigenous cultures, the drama of the encounters between Native American and European explorers and settlers, and the pivotal changes caused by the meeting of the American and European worlds. The last theme explores the profound growth of knowledge, particularly in natural history and geography, resulting from the encounters. This section includes two extraordinary maps by Martin Waldseemüller created in 1507 and 1516, which depict a world enlarged by the presence of the Western Hemisphere.
This installation begins the public’s direct and permanent access to a remarkable private collection and the collection’s full availability for research and scholarly exploration. Throughout the exhibition, interactive presentations enable visitors to learn directly from the artifacts, books, documents, paintings, and maps.
Northwest Gallery, Second Floor, Thomas Jefferson Building.
Monday - Saturday, 10.00 h to 17.00 h.
URI: http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/earlyamericas/
The legacy of the Netherlands
Indefinite exhibition
The Hague, The Netherlands
A thousand years of Dutch history based on treasures from the National Library of the Netherlands and the National Archives.
At Prins Willem Alexanderhof. Open Monday till Saturday: 9.00 - 17.00, Tuesday evenings 17.00 - 20.00, Sunday: 12.00 - 17.00.
Tel. +31 070 3140911/070 3315400.
URI: http://www.deverdiepingvannederland.nl/adres.html
Mapping the Past: A Selection of Antique Cartography from the Newton Collection
No dates, but on-line display!
Savannah, USA
Highlights include 1597 maps from the earliest atlas of the Americas, 1776 military maps, and other 18th- and 19th-century maps, many of them hand colored. Cartographers include Wytfliet, Hondius, Monath, Lotter, d'Anville, Faden, Lodge, Cary, and Wyld.
lst Floor Map Galleries. Newton Center for British-American Studies, 227 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. (2 doors north of the Savannah Visitors Center). Open to the public free of charge Monday-Friday 10.00 - 17.00; Sunday 13.00 - 17.00.
For further information or to arrange group tours, Maureen Burke (e-mail: smburke@sysconn.com).
URI: http://www.scad.edu/museum/
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