This is a MapHist list message (when you hit 'reply' you're replying to the whole list) o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o +
'MAPS IN CONTEXT' BRITISH LIBRARY ACADEMIC SYMPOSIUM 14TH JUNE, 2010, 14:00-17:30 British Library Conference Centre Recent study of maps has attempted to understand the contexts in which maps were produced, and the functions they fulfilled. This symposium will allow for an evaluation of the role of maps in society by examining specific contexts in which they were made and viewed. These will range from the military to the recreational, covering the sixteenth to the twenty-first centuries, in homes, galleries and newspaper stands. This symposium is for academic researchers in history, geography, anthropology and art and design. The symposium is held in conjunction with the British Library exhibition 'Magnificent Maps: Power, Propaganda and Art,' which will focus on the artistic, political, social and symbolic qualities of maps as opposed to their scientific properties. www.bl.uk/magnificentmaps <http://www.bl.uk/magnificentmaps> The symposium will feature the following papers: Dr Carolyn Anderson Constructing the Military Landscape: the Board of Ordnance Maps and Plans of Scotland, 1689-1755 Mr Roderick Barron The Colossus of Rose: Fred W Rose, creator of the Serio-Comic "Octopus" Map 1877 Dr. Lauren Beck Political use of the crescent moon on sixteenth-century European maps and views of Mexico, Brazil and Protestant Europe Dr Genevieve Carlton "Un Mapamondo in Portego": The Place of Maps in Sixteenth-Century Venetian Homes Dr Chris Perkins Exhibitionist Map Display Dr Hilary L. Turner Mapped in Wool: the Elizabethan Sheldon Tapestry Maps The symposium is free of charge and places can be booked by emailing [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
_______________________________________________ MapHist: E-mail discussion group on the history of cartography hosted by the Faculty of Geosciences, University of Utrecht. The statements and opinions expressed in this message are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of the University of Utrecht. The University of Utrecht does not take any responsibility for the views of the author. List Information: http://www.maphist.nl Maphist mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.geo.uu.nl/mailman/listinfo/maphist
