Exhibit at the Metropolitan museum this month. I suspect some of the members of this group might have to restrain their natural impulse to correct mapping errors. ;-)
Jim ------------------------- Three Hundred Years of Philippine Maps 1598-1898 JUN. 27 - JUL. 31, 2012 @ Tall Galleries A unique exhibition of 134 original Philippine Maps dating from the Spanish colonial period to early American time. The show features maps of Petrus Kaerius, J.N. Metellus, Wytfliet, Bertius and Fr. Pedro Murillo Velarde's 18th century Mapa de las Islas Filipinas. Lectures will be held in relation to the cartography of provinces in the Philippines and the beauty and significance of mapping in contemporary art. The exhibition is in celebration of Philippine-Spanish Friendship Day and in partnership with Philippine Map Collectors Society (PHIMCOS) and Embassy of Spain in the Philippines. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Exploring the world of map-making can be overwhelming. Join the art of cartography lecture series at the Met Museum. Featuring: JUNE 30 The Mapping of Philippine Provinces by Christian Perez JULY 7 Power, Beauty and Knowledge in Philippine Antique Maps by Leo Garcia JULY 14 >From Night Stars to Rocky Shoals by John Silva JULY 21 Biography of Fr. Pedro Murillo Velarde by Dr. Benito Legarda Jr. JULY 28 Cartography in Art (Maps of the Artistic Imagination) by Florentina Colayco -- datalude: information security e: j...@datalude.com Philippines: +63 2 403 1311 / mob: +63 917 849 3939 Hong Kong: +852 6489 4132 w: http://www.datalude.com/ _______________________________________________ talk-ph mailing list talk-ph@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ph