[An interim announcement of the first two talks in next season's series. For
the full programme see the website noted below]
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'MAPS AND SOCIETY'
The Warburg Institute
Eighteenth Series: 2008-2009
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Lectures in the history of cartography convened by Catherine Delano Smith
(Institute of Historical Research), Tony Campbell (formerly Map Library,
British Library), and Alessandro Scafi (Warburg Institute). Meetings are
held on selected Thursdays at The Warburg Institute, University of
London,Woburn Square, London WC1H OAB at 5.00 pm. Admission is free.
Meetings are followed by refreshments. All are most welcome. Enquiries: +44
(0) 20 8346 5112 (Dr Delano Smith) or < [log in to unmask] >.
2008
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November 6. Graham Dolan, F.R.A.S. (Senior Educational Officer, The
Greenwich Observatory, London) 'On the Meridian of Greenwich: When did it
Move, and Why, and Where is it?'
December 4. Professor Francesca Rochberg (Department of Near Eastern
Studies, University of California, Berkeley) 'New Light on the Maps and
Mapping in Ancient Mesopotamia'
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The web version of the programme
<http://www.maphistory.info/warburgprog.html> can be bookmarked, as it will
always contain the current details. For a comprehensive list of talks and
meetings in the history of cartography, see John Docktor's 'Calendar'
<http://home.earthlink.net/~docktor/index.htm>
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Tony Campbell <[log in to unmask]>
