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This looks great... Library of Congress Holds Conference on Civil War Mapping, May 20 Re-Imagining the U.S. Civil War: Reconnaissance, Surveying and Cartography Cartographers during the U.S. Civil War invented new techniques and mapped the country—both Union and Confederate territories—more accurately than ever before in the nation’s history. The reasons for this improvement in mapping were complex, and the maps created ranged from typical battlefield cartography to demographic and thematic maps that were used for both policy and propaganda purposes. A Library of Congress conference will take a fresh look at the accomplishments of these cartographers and topographic engineers from a multi-disciplinary perspective, and will provide new insight into how their maps were used and how geographic space was conceived and measured during one of the most difficult periods in U.S. history. "Re-Imagining the U.S. Civil War: Reconnaissance, Surveying and Cartography" will be held from *8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Friday, May 20*, in the Mumford Room on the sixth floor of the James Madison Building, 101 Independence Ave. S.E., Washington, D.C. The conference is free and open to the public, but reservations are needed: contact [email protected] or call (202) 707-1616. Speakers in the morning and afternoon sessions include historians, conservators, engineers and a mapmaking reenactor. The schedule follows: Coffee: 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. Morning Session: 9:30 a.m. to noon *Edward Ayers*, president of the University of Richmond, will present "Hidden Patterns of the Civil War." Mapping, broadly understood, can help reveal complex patterns that are otherwise invisible. In a context as vast, varied and dynamic as the landscape of the American Civil War, all the tools at one’s disposal would be used to gain a sense of proportion and change. This presentation will demonstrate several such tools, mapping not only military history but also language, politics and the actions of enslaved people. *Susan Schulten*, professor of history at the University of Colorado, will present "Mapping the Strength of the Rebellion." The sectional crisis prompted several uses of cartography, both on and off the battlefield. Some of the most original of these maps attempted to measure the strength of the rebellion. Maps of cotton production and the slave population exemplify this new purpose of cartography, designed to assess not just the landscape but the population and its resources. These maps represent different moments of the secession crisis and the ensuing war, and also the shifting uses of cartography in American life. *Richard Stephenson*, a former map librarian at the Library of Congress, will present "We Were Profoundly Ignorant of Our Country: The Struggle to Provide Accurate Maps During the U.S. Civil War." At the start of the Civil War, much of the United States had not been mapped with the accuracy needed for successful military campaigns. Stephenson provides an historical analysis of the struggle to acquire the new geographical information necessary to provide maps to commanders in the field and the innovations developed by cartographers in the post-1859 period. Afternoon Session: 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. *John Cloud*, historian at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, will discuss "Mapping the New Coasts of War." The Civil War was an entirely novel experience in American life and novel demands on cartography were called for in order to capture the event. The staff of the U.S. Coast Survey re-purposed many traditional aids to navigation and created many new ones to assist mariners and to help determine strategic aspects of locations. As the war progressed, they also re-defined the coast in military-political terms, mapping the shifting boundaries between Union and Rebel domains—in an exercise never attempted before, or after, the war. *Adrienne Lundgren*, senior photographic conservator at the Library of Congress, will present "Shedding a Little Light: Early Photographic Techniques Used to Reproduce Maps." This presentation will chronicle the first paper photographic printing process and its use in the reproduction of maps. During the Civil War, this technique became an important method for distributing updated maps quickly and efficiently. While often described in the period literature, the terminology surrounding these processes can be confusing. Variations in the technique will be described as well as methods to identify these unusual artifacts. Maps from the Library of Congress collections will be featured. *Robert Mergel*, a reenactor in the guise of a Union surveyor, will explain and demonstrate the surveying and cartographic methods of the period, using original equipment and describing experiences in the field. He will review the mapmaking of a selected group of Union Topographical Engineers (topogs) through their personal records, examples of their work and observations by colleagues. The group includes well-known topogs at the time, such as Gouverneur K. Warren and George Gordon Meade, and lesser-known topogs, such as William Emory Merrill, Orlando M. Poe and George A. Custer. Particular emphasis will be placed on the Peninsula Campaign and the Siege of Chattanooga as examples of early war-mapping attempts and the later field-mapping techniques learned "under fire." Also, the strategic use of maps by W.T. Sherman during his march to the sea will be examined. Selected examples of the equipment will be available for viewing. Reception: 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. On Wed, Apr 27, 2011 at 2:00 PM, AliceH <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 + > > > Thank you for the clarification, and the note that the text [ and > illustrations] is available on googlebooks. > > > > Alice C. Hudson > > [email protected] > [email protected] > > Apr 27, 2011 02:25:52 AM, [email protected] wrote: > > > ------------------------------ > *Da:* AliceH > *A:* [email protected] > *Inviato:* Mercoledì 27 Aprile 2011 5:41 > *Oggetto:* Re: Re: R: FW: [MapHist] Question on Eastern old maps > > Giulio, > > Please clarify what you mean by "The 4 Surveyors, 2010." Who is the > author, publisher? > > Is this a book, or an article in a larger work? > > "The Four Surveyors" you can find in Google Books or ask the Library of the > Congress. enclosed a sample. > Giulio > > > > Many thanks, > Alice C. Hudson > > [email protected] > [email protected] > > Apr 26, 2011 11:24:13 AM, [email protected] wrote: > > 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 + > > > > ------------------------------ > > This map was made by me in 2011. Locations names ( I have found 14) was > given by Roman Surveyors in 27 BC after time when Octavian changed his name > in August. In charge of survying was: Polyclitus, 'haighly knowlegeable and > chosen man'. I just discoverd toponims on maps. More details in : "The > Four Surveyors" 2010. > > Giulio > > ------------------------------ > *Da:* Leslie Trager > *A:* 'giulio pizzati' ; 'Discussion group for map history' > *Inviato:* Martedì 26 Aprile 2011 15:47 > *Oggetto:* Re: R: FW: [MapHist] Question on Eastern old maps > > Wow. Was this map really made in 27 BC. It appears to show South > America, Africa and Australia. I would be interested in knowing more data > as to what I am really looking at. > Les > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] *On > Behalf Of *giulio pizzati > *Sent:* Tuesday, April 26, 2011 4:51 AM > *To:* Discussion group for map history > *Subject:* Re: R: FW: [MapHist] Question on Eastern old maps > > Deborah, Bruce > > Many past accomplishments have been lost to us, but World Survey of > Caesar haven't been lost. > See for exemple survey of Tropic of Capricorn made by Augustus in 27 BC > attacched. > > Giulio > > ------------------------------ > *Da:* Deborah Taylor-Pearce > *A:* Discussion group for map history > *Inviato:* Martedì 26 Aprile 2011 6:14 > *Oggetto:* Re: R: FW: [MapHist] Question on Eastern old maps > > 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 + > > Giulio, > > > World survey started in 44 b. C. > > in Altinum, near modern Venice. > > Eastern part of the World > > took only 21Years, 5 Months, > > 9 Days. See the attached > > translation of Honorius > > Cosmographia. > > Thanks for sending the _Cosmographia_ PDF. > > I agree: it's utterly fascinating. > > But I can offer no further help re. if/how such an early world survey was > done. > > As Bruce noted in his post, so many past accomplishments have been lost to > us.... > > > One thing I do know is that during the Renaissance period of rediscovery > (of which Bruce reminded me), scientists poured over many of these same > classical texts, facing even more interpretive difficulties than we do > today. > > Robert Hooke, for instance, analyzed Ovid's _Metamorphoses_ as "a history > of the Productions, Ages, States and Changes that have formerly happened to > the Earth." (Hooke also learned to read Chinese, and he looked to ancient > Chinese writings for corroboration of his theory of a much older earth than > a literalist reading of scriptural chronology allowed.) > > In England, C17 scientists were utterly thrilled to (re)discover some of > the MSS. of Roger Bacon, and to learn that one of their own countrymen had > invented, so early on, such marvels as a flying machine, a deepsea > submersible, and an "Engine ... only three fingers high, and four broad", > described as useful for prison breaks since it had the power to raise or > lower "the very greatest weight" ("For hereby a man may either ascend or > descend any walls, delivering himself or comrads from prison ...")! > > But even the very best minds of the 17th century were at a loss to > understand how Roger Bacon accomplished these things. > > Based on the textual accounts he read (e.g., in Hero's works), Hooke had no > doubt that the ancients "were able to do very great things" ... he just > couldn't figure out how to duplicate their achievements (and he spent a > great deal of time trying! ;-). > > I tend to be more skeptical than Hooke of the textual evidence on which the > more spectacular claims for some ancient arts & sciences are based, and > expect that many of the mysteries surrounding them will never be solved. > > But that doesn't mean we can't keep on trying. > > I wish you the best of luck with your endeavors on this front! > > Deborah > _____ > > Deborah Taylor-Pearce > [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. 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