What a fantastic opportunity! I'd encourage everyone interested in the history of (geological) cartography to 'attend'.
We marked the bicentenary with a special lecture on Smith delivered by Professor Hugh Torrens under the auspices of the East Midlands Geological Society - on 14 Feb 2014. I'm delighted to say that despite two original maps being on display (one belonging to my own institution, the University of Nottingham, and the British Geological survey's copy) there were no Valentine's Day massacres or even stampedes. Just a deep appreciation of rich history (and a spot the difference competition to see how Smith added extra detail as his evidence base grew).
So enjoy!
Paul Nathanail
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Subject: William Smith Map at Stanford - Bicentennial Celebration Mar 31
Dear Lis-Mappers,
We are celebrating 200 years of the Smith Map at Stanford. We have two copies, and I believe our scan is being used by Geological Society in the UK for the digital portion of their William Smith Meeting 23-24 April 2015 (https://www.geolsoc.org.uk/wsmith15).
The flier for the event is here:
https://stanford.box.com/s/kccr1v8ljk5cgozb5huklafwnbiwzz8i
and text from that flier is below:
**apologies in advance for cross-postings across lists**
The William Smith Map at Stanford |1815-2015 | Bicentennial Celebration |Hartley Conference Center | Mitchell Building 101
As part of the 100 days until 100 years: Branner Earth Sciences Library celebration event series, please
come and celebrate 200 years of the William Smith Map. This map is considered to be the first national
geologic map.
-View this enormous map approximating 10 ft. by 6 ft. and its accompanying memoir.
-Hear from Dr. Gail Mahood, Professor of Geological Sciences about the historical context of
the map and how it laid the groundwork for modern geology while establishing important principles
underpinning the theory of evolution. Jens-Erik Lund Snee, Geophysics graduate student, will present
geologic maps made by him and GES Stanford alum '11 Nicholas Van Buer.
-Hear from Deardra Fuzzell, Cartographic Technology Specialist, on how the map was digitized at Stanford
University Libraries.
Public welcome. Refreshments served! For more information, please contact G. Salim Mohammed: [log in to unmask], or
Hannah Winkler: [log in to unmask]
Best, Salim
G. Salim Mohammed, Digital and Rare Maps Librarian
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http://library.stanford.edu/people/gsalim
Branner Earth Sciences Library & Map Collections
Stanford University | 397 Panama Mall; MC 2211
Stanford, CA 94305
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