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Dear MapHisters, Another Gough Map talk for June. Please note that this will be a different talk to that given to TOSCA on 9 June. With best wishes, Nick _______________________________________________________ Nick Millea Map Librarian, Bodleian Library, Broad Street, Oxford, OX1 3BG Tel: 01865 287119 Fax: 01865 277139 Email: [email protected] Homepage: http://www.bodley.ox.ac.uk/guides/maps/ Temporary move of Special Collections: More information at: www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/scmoves _______________________________________________________ A masterpiece of evolution: newly discovered evidence for the making of the Gough Map of Great Britain Dr Elizabeth Solopova (Research Fellow, Faculty of English Language and Literature, University of Oxford) * Tuesday 14 June 2011 at 1pm Convocation House, Bodleian Library, Oxford One of the greatest treasures in the Bodleian Libraries, the medieval Gough Map of Great Britain is the earliest extant depiction of the island in a geographically recognizable form, and its cartographic accuracy, exceptional for its age, continues to puzzle scholars. Elizabeth Solopova has recently completed a new study of this enigmatic manuscript. In this talk she will examine the map as a repository of geographical knowledge, political aspirations and traditions of literacy from across several centuries of English history. There will be an exhibition displaying the Gough Map in the Proscholium from 14 May to 26 June 2011. Admission to lecture free. All welcome. Wine and sandwiches will be served in Chancellor's Court after the lecture at a cost of £7 per person, for which bookings should be made and paid for in advance with the Administrator. RSVP: The Administrator, Friends of the Bodleian, Bodleian Library, Broad Street, Oxford OX1 3BG. Tel: 01865 277234; email: [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
