THE WARBURG INSTITUTE University of London Woburn Square, London WC1H OAB MAPS AND SOCIETY TWENTY-FIRST SERIES: 2011-2012 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 at 5.00 pm. Admission is free. Meetings are followed by refreshment. All are most welcome. Enquiries: +44 (0) 20 8346 5112 (Dr Delano-Smith) or < [log in to unmask] >. ########################################################## May 10 Emeritus Professor Noël Wilkins (Department of Zoology, National University of Ireland, Galway) 'Alexander Nimmo (1783-1832) and Some of His Little-Known Irish Maps and Charts' ########################################################## For details (in due course) of next year's programme, including a location map see: http://www.maphistory.info/warburgprog.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This programme has been made possible through the generous sponsorship of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association, the International Map Collectors' Society, and Jonathan Potter of Jonathan Potter Ltd. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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> Tony Campbell: [log in to unmask]