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Antique Maps & Antique Prints - Meeting and Lectures


March 19, Chapel Hill, North Carolina. 2:00 PM. Frank Porter Graham Student Union, Auditorium, University of North Carolina. 2nd Annual OCLC/Frederick G. Kilgour Lecture in Information and Library Science. David Rumsey, map scholar an collector, presents Turning Private Collections into Public Resources Using Digital Technologies and the Internet. Reception to follow. Hosted by the School of Information and Library Science at UNC. The event is free, but seating is limited, so reservation recommended. RSVP via email or call 919.962.8366.

March 20,Hampden-Sydney, Virginia. Times throughout the day. Cartographic Symposium sponsored by the Hampden-Sydney College Library. The event includes several lectures, covering antique globes and other collections. Contact Sharon Goad for more information.

March 25, Baltimore, MD. 12:00 Noon. Maryland Historical Society, 201 West Monument Street. Opening of the exhibition Borders and Boundaries: The Mason-Dixon Line. For more info, call 410-685-3750.

March 25, Edinburgh, Scotland. 7:00 PM, National Library of Scotland, George IV Bridge. Chris Fleet, Curator of the Library Map Collections, presents Early Route-ways and Roads in Scotland. For more info, email events@nls.uk

March 27, Stanardsville, Virginia. 6:00 PM. Greene County Library, 222 Main Street.Evelyn Edson presents Medieval Mapmakers: Putting America on the Map. The discussion focuses on 14th and 15th-century mapmakers.

April 3-5, Chicago. Renaissance Chicago Hotel, One West Wacker Drive. Maps and the Visions of Space and Place in Italy. A session to take place during the annual meeting of the Renaissance Society of America. The presentation is organized by Matthew Edney, director of the History of Cartography Project. For more details, see the meeting page for RSA.

April 4-5, Houston and La Porte, Texas. San Jacinto Battleground. Texas Map Society Spring Meeting. For more information, visit the society's meeting page.

April 4, 11, 18, 25, May 2, 9, Charlottesville, Virginia. Six consecutive Friday mornings, 9:30 - 11:00 AM. A class entitled The Roles of Old Maps: History, Art, Cartography and the Building of Nation. Sponsored by Osher Lifelong Learning Insitute at the University of Virginia. Check for locations and registration details on Osher website.

Antique Map & Print Exhibitions.

For a full listing, please visit current exhibitions for antique maps & prints.
(Note: we apologize for the delay in updating our exhibit calendar. The redesign of the Vintage Maps website is nearly complete, and our calendar will be updated shortly).


Antiquarian Book & Map Fairs


March 29-30, Long Island, N.Y. The Long Island Book & Ephemera Fair. Garden City Field House, 295 Stewart Avenue, Garden City, N.Y. For more info call 603-509-2639.

March 30, Litchfield, Connecticut. Litchfield Antiquarian Bookfair. Litchfield Community Center, 421 Bantam Road, (Rte. 202), Litchfield. For more information, call 413-528-2327.

April 4 5, Albuquerque, N.M. Albuquerque Antiquarian Book Fair, University of New Mexico, Continuing Ed. Conference Center. For more info call 505-291-9653.

April 4 - 6, New York City. ABAA New York Antiquarian Book Fair. Park Avenue Armory, 643 Park Avenue, between 66th and 67th Streets. For more info, call 212-777-5218.

April 4 - 8, New York City. West Side Antiquarian Book Fair. Hunter College, West Sportsplex, Lexington Ave. at 68th Street. For info call 413-528-2327.


Auction Calendar

March 18, London. Bonhams. Printed Books, Maps, Manuscripts, & Photographs.

March 27, London. Bloomsbury Auctions. Maps & Atlases.

April 3, New York City. Swann Galleries. Fine Books, including Work on Polar Exploration.

April 9, Gloucestershire, England. Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books & Maps.

April 10, Falls Church, Virginia. Waverly Auctions. Fine Maps & Atlases.

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Antique Maps & Antique Prints - Meeting and Lectures


March 1, Houston, TX. The spring meeting of the Texas Map Society is planned. For more info, contact Kit Goodwin, or call 817- 861-1425.

March 8, New York. 2:30 pm. Meeting of the New York Map Society. Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street, New York City. Classroom B, in the South Court's Celeste Bartos Education Center. The discussion for this meeting is Maps of Ireland, presented by Mike Shannon. For more information, email to John Woram.

March 8, Richmond, VA. 1:00 PM. The Library of Virginia, 800 East Broad Street, Richmond. The 2008 Alan M. and Nathalie P. Voorhees Lecture on the History of Cartography. The event consists of two presentations, by Dr. Matthew H. Edney, Director of the History of Cartography Project at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Osher Professor of Geography in the History of Cartography. John Mitchell, His Map, and the Eighteenth Century Culture of Geography, and 'The History of Cartography': The Challenges posed by the History of Maps in the Modern World (after 1650). There is also a tour, combined with box lunch, beginning at 11 AM. The lectures are free and open to the public. The tour/lunch fee is $10. For more information and reservations, call 804-692-3813.

March 11, Raleigh, N.C. 7:00 PM. The Women Behind the Maps, by Mary McMichael Ritzlin, sponsored by the William P. Cumming Map Society. Kresge Auditorium on the campus of Meredith College, with a reception following, at 8:00 PM, at Gallery C in Ridgewood Shopping Center on Wade Avenue, Raleigh. For reservations, call 919-828-3165, or email.

March 13, London. 5:00 pm. Maps and Society Seventeenth Series Programme, University of London, Warburg Institute Mapping the Railway: An Overview and Case Study of Britain's Extensive and Largely Unexplored Record, presented by David Milbank Challis and Andy Rush, Industrialogical Associates/Railway Record of the British Isles. Free and open to the public.

March 13, Washington, DC. 7:00 PM. The Washington Map Society meeting, Geography and Map Division, B level, Library of Congress, Madison Building, 101 Independence Avenue. Dr. Richard Betz, author of "The Mapping of Africa: A Cartobibliography of Printed Maps of the African Continent to 1700," and Penelope Betz, present The Cartobibliographic Process used for The Mapping of Africa: Sebastian Münster's 1540 Map of Africa as a Case Study. For further information, email Howard Lange or call 703-532-1605.

March 19, Chapel Hill, North Carolina. 2:00 PM. Frank Porter Graham Student Union, Auditorium, University of North Carolina. 2nd Annual OCLC/Frederick G. Kilgour Lecture in Information and Library Science. David Rumsey, map scholar an collector, presents Turning Private Collections into Public Resources Using Digital Technologies and the Internet. Reception to follow. Hosted by the School of Information and Library Science at UNC. The event is free, but seating is limited, so reservation recommended. RSVP via email or call 919.962.8366.

March 20,Hampden-Sydney, Virginia. Times throughout the day. Cartographic Symposium sponsored by the Hampden-Sydney College Library. The event includes several lectures, covering antique globes and other collections. Contact Sharon Goad for more information.

Antique Map & Print Exhibitions.

For a full listing, please visit current exhibitions for antique maps & prints.
(Note: we apologize for the delay in updating our exhibit calendar. The redesign of the Vintage Maps website is nearly complete, and our calendar will be updated shortly).


Antiquarian Book & Map Fairs


March 7-8, Arlington, Virginia. The Washington Antiquarian Book Fair. Holiday Inn Rosslyn at Key Bridge, 1900 North Fort Myer Drive. For more info, call 301-654-2626.

March 14-16, Greenwich, CT. The Ephemera Society Conference and Paper Show. Hyatt Regency, Old Greenwich, CT. For info, call 315-655-9139.

March 14-16, St. Petersburg, Florida. The 27th Annual Florida Antiquarian Book Fair. The Coliseum, 535 Fourth Ave., North. Over 100 national and international dealers. For more info, contact Sarah Smith or call 727-822-3278.

March 29-30, Long Island, N.Y. The Long Island Book & Ephemera Fair. Garden City Field House, 295 Stewart Avenue, Garden City, N.Y. For more info call 603-509-2639.

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


March 5, Gloucestershire, England. Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books, Maps & Ephemera Travel, Film & Decorative Posters.

March 10-20. Online Auction. Paulus Swaen. Antique Maps & Prints Auction.

March 11, Knowle, England. Bonhams. Printed Books & Maps: Part One.

March 13, New York. Swann Galleries. Autographs, especially Americana.

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Antique Maps & Antique Prints - Meeting and Lectures

February 28, London. 5:00 pm. Maps and Society Seventeenth Series Programme, University of London, Warburg Institute, Woburn Square. Dr. James Kelly, professor at the University of Oxford's Worcester College, will present Daniel Defoe's Captain Singleton (1720): Spectacular Speculative Geography. Free and open to the public.

March 1, Houston, TX. The spring meeting of the Texas Map Society is planned. For more info, contact Kit Goodwin, or call 817- 861-1425.

March 8, New York. 2:30 pm. Meeting of the New York Map Society. Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street, New York City. Classroom B, in the South Court's Celeste Bartos Education Center. The discussion for this meeting is Maps of Ireland, presented by Mike Shannon. For more information, email to John Woram.

March 8, Richmond, VA. 1:00 PM. The Library of Virginia, 800 East Broad Street, Richmond. The 2008 Alan M. and Nathalie P. Voorhees Lecture on the History of Cartography. The event consists of two presentations, by Dr. Matthew H. Edney, Director of the History of Cartography Project at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Osher Professor of Geography in the History of Cartography. John Mitchell, His Map, and the Eighteenth Century Culture of Geography, and 'The History of Cartography': The Challenges posed by the History of Maps in the Modern World (after 1650). There is also a tour, combined with box lunch, beginning at 11 AM. The lectures are free and open to the public. The tour/lunch fee is $10. For more information and reservations, call 804-692-3813.

March 11, Raleigh, N.C. 7:00 PM. The Women Behind the Maps, by Mary McMichael Ritzlin, sponsored by the William P. Cumming Map Society. Kresge Auditorium on the campus of Meredith College, with a reception following, at 8:00 PM, at Gallery C in Ridgewood Shopping Center on Wade Avenue, Raleigh. For reservations, call 919-828-3165, or email.

Antique Map & Print Exhibitions.

For a full listing, please visit current exhibitions for antique maps & prints.
(Note: we apologize for the delay in updating our exhibit calendar. The redesign of the Vintage Maps website is nearly complete, and our calendar will be updated shortly).


Antiquarian Book & Map Fairs

February 22-24, New York. Greenwich Village Antiquarian Book Fair. Public School 3, 490 Hudson Street, Greenwich Village. Now in its 28th year, a famous antiquarian book fair run by the Public School 3 community. For info call: 646-302-5617.

March 7-8, Arlington, Virginia. The Washington Antiquarian Book Fair. Holiday Inn Rosslyn at Key Bridge, 1900 North Fort Myer Drive. For more info, call 301-654-2626.

March 14-16, St. Petersburg, Florida. The 27th Annual Florida Antiquarian Book Fair. The Coliseum, 535 Fourth Ave., North. Over 100 national and international dealers. For more info, contact Sarah Smith or call 727-822-3278.

March 29-30, Long Island, N.Y. The Long Island Book & Ephemera Fair. Garden City Field House, 295 Stewart Avenue, Garden City, N.Y. For more info call 603-509-2639.

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

February 27, Amsterdam. Christies. Travel, Exploration & Natural History including Afghanistan, Central Asia & the Subcontinent.

March 5, Gloucestershire, England. Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books, Maps & Ephemera Travel, Film & Decorative Posters.

March 10-20. Online Auction. Paulus Swaen. Antique Maps & Prints Auction.

March 11, Knowle, England. Bonhams. Printed Books & Maps: Part One.

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Antique Maps & Antique Prints - Meeting and Lectures

February 9, New York. 2:30 pm. Meeting of the New York Map Society. Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street, New York City. Classroom B, in the South Court's Celeste Bartos Education Center. Map Curator Ron Grim, of the Boston Public Library will discuss Bird's-eye View Maps. For more information, email to John Woram.

February 9, Fort Collins, Colorado. 12:00 Noon. The Rocky Mountain Map Society will conduct a visit to the exhibit Impressions of Place: Prints and Cartography from the Dave and Lily Cole Collection, in the Hatton Gallery of Colorado State University. The Cole Collection boasts an impressive gathering of antique maps and antique prints, spanning five centuries. Lunch available for society members. For more info, contact Dave Cole or call 970-203-1264.

February 21, 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. One of the most important American antique maps, the seminal John Smith map of Virginia, will be the subject of a discussion by Dr. Stephen Potter entitled Rethinking John Smith's Map of Virginia. The map is a vital document today for archeologists, historians, cartographers, and others. Dr. Potter is Regional Archeologist for the National Capital Region of the National Park Service. For more information, email Howard Lange, or call him at 703-532-1605.

February 28, London. 5:00 pm. Maps and Society Seventeenth Series Programme, University of London, Warburg Institute, Woburn Square. Dr. James Kelly, professor at the University of Oxford's Worcester College, will present Daniel Defoe's Captain Singleton (1720): Spectacular Speculative Geography. Free and open to the public.

March 1, Houston, TX. The spring meeting of the Texas Map Society is planned. For more info, contact Kit Goodwin, or call 817- 861-1425.


Antique Map & Print Exhibitions.

For a full listing, please visit current exhibitions for antique maps & prints.
(Note: we apologize for the delay in updating our exhibit calendar. The redesign of the Vintage Maps website is nearly complete, and our calendar will be updated shortly).


Antiquarian Book & Map Fairs

February 1-2, West Hanover, N.J. New Jersey Antiquarian Book Fair. The Ramada Inn, 130 Route 10 West Hanover, NJ.

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.

February 9-10, San Francisco. The San Francisco Antiquarian Book, Print and Paper Fair. San Francisco Concourse, 7th & Brannan St., at Showplace Square. For info call 415-551-5190.

February 15-17, Los Angeles. The 41st California International Antiquarian Book Fair.
Hyatt Regency Hotel, 2025 Ave. of the Stars. 415-551-5190.

February 22-24, New York. Greenwich Village Antiquarian Book Fair. Public School 3, 490 Hudson Street, Greenwich Village. Now in its 28th year, a famous antiquarian book fair run by the Public School 3 community. For info call: 646-302-5617.

March 7-8, Arlington, Virginia. The Washington Antiquarian Book Fair. Holiday Inn Rosslyn at Key Bridge, 1900 North Fort Myer Drive. For more info, call 301-654-2626.

March 14-16, St. Petersburg, Florida. The 27th Annual Florida Antiquarian Book Fair. The Coliseum, 535 Fourth Ave., North. Over 100 national and international dealers. For more info, contact Sarah Smith or call 727-822-3278.

March 29-30, Long Island, N.Y. The Long Island Book & Ephemera Fair. Garden City Field House, 295 Stewart Avenue, Garden City, N.Y. For more info call 603-509-2639.

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 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 1-20, Online. Old World Auctions. One of the internet's leading online auctions for antique maps and prints.

February 7, San Francisco. PBA Galleries. Travel, Exploration & Natural History including Afghanistan, Central Asia & the Subcontinent.

February 17, San Francisco and Los Angeles. Bonhams. Fine Books and Manuscripts.

March 5, Gloucestershire, England. Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books, Maps & Ephemera Travel, Film & Decorative Posters.

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Antique Maps & Antique Prints Upcoming Events

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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Antique Maps & Antique Prints Upcoming Events

November 15, Chicago. 5:30 pm, Chicago Map Society. Ruggles Hall, Newberry Library, 60 West Walton St. A Mirror of England: Maps and English Mentalities, 1500-1620. A lecture and discussion by Peter Barber of the British Library. Reservations recommended. Please call 312-255-3689.

November 15, Washington, DC. Washington Map Society. 7:00 pm. Geography and Map Division, B level, Library of Congress, Madison Building, 101 Independence Avenue. The Spectacle of Maps in Antebellum America. A presentation by Dr. Martin Bruckner of the University of Delaware, looking at the cultural importance of wall maps in the U.S. from 1776 to 1860. For more information, email Howard Lange, or call 703-532-1605.

November 17, Chicago. 2:00 pm. Field Museum, 1400 South Lakeshore Drive. Robert W. Karrow, Jr., and James Akerman of the Newberry Library will talk about the story behind the unique exhibit Maps: Finding Our Place in the World, currently at The Field Museum. Karrow and Akerman will discuss how a diverse team managed to bring more than one hundred of the world's greatest maps to Chicago.

November 29, Chicago. 5:30 pm, Chicago Map Society. Ruggles Hall, Newberry Library, 60 West Walton St. The Cartography of Slavery and the Authority of Statistics. A discussion by Susan Schulten of the University of Denver, who looks at early examples of statistical cartography in the United States through the prism of slavery maps. Reservations recommended. Please call 312-255-3689.

November 29, London. 5.00 pm. Maps and Society Seventeenth Series Programme. The University of London, Warburg Institute, Woburn Square. Complementing the Text: The Maps of G. B. Ramusio's Navigazioni e Viaggi (1554-1559). Dr Margaret Small, of the Department of History at Keele University. Open to the public, free admission, followed by refreshments.


Antique Map & Print Exhibitions.

For a full listing, please visit current exhibitions for antique maps & prints.


Antiquarian Book & Map Fairs

November 16-18. Boston. ABAA Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair . Hynes Convention Center. Tickets and full information about this major show are available at their website.

November 17, Boston. Book Print & Ephemera Show. For more information, call 413-441-1010 or email bbshows@aol.com

November 24, Portland, Maine. Maine 2007 Antique Paper Show. Holiday Inn West, 81 Riverside Street. 207 828-8065.


Auction Calendar

November 15, London. Sothebys. Travel, Natural History, Maps, & Atlases.

November 27, Bath, England. Bonhams. Printed Books & Maps, Part 2.

December 4, Edinburgh. Bonhams. Printed Books & Maps.

December 6, New York. Swann Galleries. Maps & Atlases, Natural History, Historical Prints, & Ephemera.

December 12, Gloucestershire, England. Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books, Maps, & Ephemera.

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Antique Maps & Antique Prints Upcoming Events

October 23, Washington. Library of Congress, Books and Beyond Series, 6:00 pm. Montpelier Room, James Madison Building, 101 Independence Ave. S.E. Author Vincent Virga, and Ron Grim will discuss Virga's recently-published work, Cartographia: Mapping Civilizations. For more information, call 202-707-5221.

October 25, Denver. The Rocky Mountain Map Society meeting, 6:00 pm. Colorado History Museum, 1300 Broadway. Scott R. McEathron discusses The Kansas Pocket Maps of Otis B. Gunn and David T. Mitchell: A Case of Nineteenth Century Promotional Cartography. McEathron is Map & Geography Librarian of the University of Kansas Libraries.

October 25, Oxford. 5:00 - 6:30 pm. The 15th Annual Series of the Oxford Seminars in Cartography. University of Oxford Centre for the Environment, South Parks Road. Cartographic veracity in medieval mapping: new findings from digitizing the Gough Map of Great Britain. A lecture by Keith Lilley (Queen's University Belfast). For more information, email Nick Millea, Map Librarian, Bodleian Library, Oxford.

October 27, Frederick, Maryland. 6:30 pm, Frederick's Best Antiques & Decorative Art, 307 East Second Street. Cartographic Associates will host its annual Open House for members of the Washington Map Society. RSVP by October 23rd. Contact: Chase Barnett, 888-513-6277.

October 30, Cambridge, England. The Cambridge Seminars in the History of Cartography. 5:30 pm. Harrods Room, Emmanuel College, St Andrew's Street. Cartography as a tool of social reform: drink maps of nineteenth-century Liverpool. A lecture by David Beckingham (Research Student, Department of Geography, University of Cambridge, and Emmanuel College). Open to the public. For more information, email Sarah Bendall.

November 1, London. 5.00 pm. Maps and Society Seventeenth Series Programme. Mapping the Realm: New Perspectives on the Gough Map of Great Britain (c.1280-c.1360). Dr Keith Lilley (Department of Geography, Archaeology and Palaeoecology, Queen's University Belfast). University of London, Warburg Institute, Woburn Square, Open to the public, free admission, followed by refreshments.


Antique Map & Print Exhibitions.

For a full listing, please visit current exhibitions for antique maps & prints.


Antiquarian Book & Map Fairs

October 19 - 20, New York. West Side Book & Ephemera Fair. Metropolitan Pavilion, 110 West 19th St. For information, email or call 413-528-2327.

October 21, Northampton, MA. The Pioneer Valley Book and Ephemera Fair. Smith Vocational School, 80 Locust St., (Rt. 9), Northampton, MA. For information, email or call 631-261-4590.

October 26 - 27, Las Vegas. Booksellers Association of Southern Nevada: Antiquarian Book & Ephemera Fair. 755 East Flamingo Road, Las Vegas. 702-444-9415.

October 26-27, Lawrenceville, New Jersey. The Greater Princeton Antiquarian Book Fair.The New Jersey National Guard Armory, 151 Eggert Crossing Road, Lawrenceville.

October 27, York, PA. York Book & Paper Fair. Old Main Bldg., Carlisle Ave (Rte 74). 717-285-2255.

November 3-4, Garden City, NY. The Long Island Book & Paper Fair. Garden City Field House (St. Paul’s School), 295 Stewart Avenue. For information, 631-261-4590, or visit Flamingo Shows.

November 4-11, Miami. Miami Book Fair International. Wolfson Campus, Miami Dade College. 300 N.E. Second Ave. For information call 305-237-3258.

November 10, Houston. Houston Book Fair. Museum of Printing History, 1324 West Clay. For information, call 713-522-4652 or email Bookfair@printingmuseum.org

November 11, Wilmington, DE. Delaware Books & Ephemera Too! 2600 Pennsylvania Ave. For information call 631-261-4590.

November 11, Albany,NY. Institute of History & Art Antiquarian Book Fair. The Armory, 195 Washington Avenue. 518-463-4478.

November 16-18. Boston. ABAA Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair . Hynes Convention Center. Tickets and full information about this major show are available at their website.

November 17, Boston. Book Print & Ephemera Show. For more information, call 413-441-1010 or email bbshows@aol.com


Auction Calendar

October 26 - 27, Northport, Maine. Jay-Alsop Estate Auction. Location: The Blue Goose Center, located on Route 1 in Northport, Maine, which is between Belfast and Camden. An important estate auction of family descendants of John Jay (1745-1829), the first Chief Justice of the United States. Among the estate furnishings are books, prints, and of special note, two 1835-1840 Newton (London) globes on stands. Visit the website for information about preview times and auction times, or call 207-338-1386, or email to 2andrews@bluestreakme.com

October 30, Bath, England. Bonhams. Printed Books & Maps, Part 1.

October 31, New York. Bloomsbury Auctions. Americana.

November 1, San Francisco. PBA Galleries. The Cartography Collection of Harry Sutcliffe, with Travel, Exploration & Natural History.

November 1-2, London. Bloomsbury Auctions. Natural History, Travel & Topography, Photographs, Atlases and Maps.

November 7, Gloucestershire, England. Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books, Maps & Ephemera.

November 8, Falls Church, Virginia. Waverly Auctions. Maps & Atlases, Map Reference, Autographs & Manuscripts.

November 9, Paris. Loeb-Larocque Auction. Antique maps, atlases, old books, prints, travel books.

November 15, London. Sothebys. Travel, Natural History, Maps, & Atlases.

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Today's post about map thefts, while an issue of vital interest to the map collecting community, has been removed, until more information is made available. We will keep you posted when more details become known to the general media.