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A press release from the British Library yesterday (seen obliquely here):
http://www.emintelligencer.org.uk/2010/03/30/sir-john-narbroughs-journal-saved-for-the-nation/
announces the successful conclusion to the funding appeal for the Sir John
Narborough Journal.
For further details see the above, and for the earlier entry on 'Latest
News', 29 September 2009, which was posted to MapHist, see:
http://mailman.geo.uu.nl/pipermail/maphist/2009-September/014623.html
(apologies if, like me, you see this as unword-wrapped - in which case try
the 'Latest News' entry):
http://www.maphistory.info/newslatestarchive09.html
Finally:
"Sir John Narbrough's naval journal will be displayed in the Sir John
Ritblat Gallery: Treasures of the British Library from May. The draught of
Magellan Straits, drawn by Captain John Narbrough in 1670, will be displayed
in the British Library's new exhibition: Magnificent Maps: Power, Propaganda
and Art which opens on 30 April (free admission)."
Tony Campbell
[email protected]
** extract from: 'Latest News' - for the full story see the link above
http://www.maphistory.info/newslatest.html
[Note. Most news entries are NOT posted to MapHist]
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