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What is (or, rather, are) more: there will be an exhibition of original Mercatoriana from the Society's Collections (Map Room, mostly), some of which can be seen reproduced in Nick Crane's book. Francis Herbert > -----Original Message----- > From: [log in to unmask] [SMTP:[log in to unmask]] > Sent: 14 August 2002 16:50 > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: Mercator - man behind the myth > > Without suggesting that anyone would want to miss the SoC Summer School, > those who are unable to get to Liverpool will have a second chance if they > are also FRGS, as Nick Crane will be lecturing at the Society on the same > topic on 7th October at 6.30 pm > Andrew Tatham > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Steve Chilton [SMTP:[log in to unmask]] > > Sent: 14 August 2002 15:59 > > To: [log in to unmask] > > Subject: Mercator - man behind the myth > > > > Nicholas Crane is giving a paper entitled "Mercator - man behind > > the myth" - and doing a book signing - at the Society of > > Cartographers 2002 Summer School. This takes place at Liverpool > > John Moores University from 2-5 Sept 2002. It will consist of a > > stimulating variety of lectures, workshops, demonstrations, visits > > and social activities. > > Full details of the programme (including booking form), which > > concludes with Alan Collinson's intriguingly entitled paper "Why > > can't a map have sky?" are at: > > http://www.mdx.ac.uk/www/gem/ss2002/ > > One of the visits is to Liverpool City Library, where we will tour the > > Hornby Collection of unique, rare books, the famous domed Picton > > Library, the Audubon Collection & the Local Archive of historic > > maps & charts. > > > > -------------------------------------------------------- > > Steve Chilton > > Learning and Technical Support Unit Manager > > School of Health and Social Sciences > > Middlesex University > > phone/fax: 020 8411 5355 > > email: [log in to unmask] > > WWW: http://www.mdx.ac.uk/www/socsci/support/contact/allstaff.htm#steve > > --------------------------------------------------------