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I was curator of the exhibit, author of the textual descriptions and, therefore, responsible for all sins of omission and commission. The sources that I consulted in assembling this exhibit were manifold, and many of them were specific to the map, mapmaker, illustrator, or iconography of a cartouche, frontispiece, or ornamental border. It is an eclectic mix of maps, and to trace the origins of the allusions, allegories, and heraldic devices deployed in them I had to explore territory quite a bit beyond my usual turf--from Ovid's Metamorphoses to Cesare Ripa's Iconologia, from studies of civic religion in Renaissance Siena to Dutch travel accounts of Tokugawa Japan. Those who have not yet read Rodney Shirley's Courtiers and Cannibals, Angels and Amazons will find there a good introduction to cartographic iconography, specifically relating to frontispieces and title pages. And those who wish to explore in depth the origins of the carte-à-figures should consult the sixth volume of Gunter Schilder's Monumenta Cartographica Neerlandica. Incidentally, the online exhibit only includes maps that are already in Harvard College Library's digital repository. The section of "Going for Baroque" devoted to frontispieces, title pages, and maps bound in atlases is not represented there. This has been a bit of a pilot project, and we expect that our future online exhibits will be more inclusive. Joseph Garver Harvard Map Collection -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Joel Kovarsky Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2011 2:54 PM To: Discussion group for map history Subject: Re: [MapHist] Harvard Map Exhibit Online 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 + I would be curious to know more of the credits for the exhibits, i.e. advisers, authors of the textual descriptions, and possibly major references used, if these bits of information were available. I did not see this listed on the site. Joel Kovarsky On 7/13/2011 2:38 PM, Garver, Joseph 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 + > > For those unable to visit Cambridge this summer for Harvard Map Collection's > new exhibit "Going for Baroque: The Iconography of the Ornamental Map," > highlights of the exhibit are now available online at > http://hcl.harvard.edu/libraries/maps/exhibits/baroque/ > The site allows online visitors access to the exhibit text, catalogue > records, and high-resolution images. > For those who can visit us in person, the exhibit is installed in Pusey > Library's Map Gallery until September 30, 2011. > > Joseph Garver > Harvard Map Collection > _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ 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 _______________________________________________ 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
