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Angie Cope's recent post on Chcago's 1893 World Columbian Exposition spurs this
further question - Are you aware of any research on cartographic presentations
at that fair?
Whole books on lots of other topics exist, but...
Three items (extracts below) from the Geography in America Timeline are all
that I am aware of -
1) "
Displays at the famous 1893 Columbian World
Exposition in Chicago include some 100 raised-relief models; the model of
Yosemite Valley prepared for the Panama-Pacific Exposition in 1915 measures
3.7m (12') by 1.8m (6') feet with a height of 0.46m (1.5')." (based on
information cited in:
Marcus Baker. Relief Maps. Bulletin of the
Philosophical Society of Washington 12 (1892-94): 349-367)
2) "The Conference of American and European Geographers, the first meeting
hosted by American geographers to include geographers from other countries, is
held as part of the Education Congress of the Columbian World Exposition in
Chicago, July 27-28, 1893. The meeting is organized by the National Geographic
Society and includes a dozen presentations. Geography education is explicitly
addressed in presentations by William B. Powell (1836-1904), superintendent of
schools in the District of Columbia and advocate of progressive education
reform, Francis W. Parker (1837-1902), leader in progressive education reform
and head of Cook County Normal School, and Thomas C. Chamberlin (1843-1928),
professor at the University of Chicago and chair of the National Education
Association's Committee of Ten Conference on Physical Geography, Meteorology,
and Geology, meeting that same summer. Geographers contribute to other
Exposition meetings-Cleveland Abbe to the International Meteorological Congress,
Cyrus C. Adams to the Congress on Africa, Henry Gannett to the International
Statistical Institute-as well as to its exhibitions." [Francis W. Parker. The
Relations of Geography
to History; William B. Powell. Geographic Instruction in the Public Schools;
and Thomas C. Chamberlin. The Relations of Geology to Physiography in Our
Educational System. Pp. 125-131; 137-153; 154-160. In Proceedings of the
International Geographic Conference in Chicago. National Geographic
Magazine 5 (January 1894): 97-256; Charles T. Conger. Geography at the
World's Columbian Exposition. Geographical Journal 3 (February 1894):
130-134; Cyrus C. Adams. Tropical Africa as a Factor in Civilization. Our
Day 13 (1894): 5-15; Henry Gannett. The Geographical Distribution of the
Population
of the United States. Publications [Journal] of the American Statistical
Association 3 (1892-93): 551-553; Marcus Baker. Relief Maps. Bulletin of
the Philosophical Society of Washington 12 (1892-94): 349-367; World's
Columbian Exposition. Official Catalogue of Exhibits: United States
Government Building. Chicago: W. B. Conkey, 1893.]
3)
"The first U.S. commemorative postage stamps with
a geography theme are issued in conjunction with the Columbian World
Exposition, held in Chicago in 1893 to celebrate the voyages of Christopher
Columbus to the Americas. The set of 16 Columbian Exposition stamps depicts
phases of Columbus' career associated with expeditions to the Americas, with
face values ranging from $0.01 to $5.00. Christopher Columbus' voyages to the
Americas are celebrated again a century later in the set of 4 Voyages of
Columbus stamps ($0.29, 1992)."
Donald C. Dahmann, Ph.D. Geographer
At Hollin Hills 1914 Martha's Road Alexandria, Virginia
22307 (703-765-3584) At Scientists' Cliffs 2130 Bluebell Road Port
Republic, Maryland 20676
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