Dear all

Just sending a reminder about this talk – see below

Anne

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The Great Lines Project: Schiehallion and Charles Hutton’s contribution to the invention of contours.

Karen Rann – artist and map enthusiast – will be talking about her enthusiasm for contour lines and her work both tracsing their history and engaging members of the public in her research and art. Contouring was first used in Britain, in the late 18th century, by Charles Hutton following his investigations on the Scottish peak of Schiehallion.

The talk will start at 11am, on Saturday 13 October in the Milstein Seminar Room, Cambridge University Library, West Road, Cambridge CB3 9DR (http://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/contact-us ; note that in some online mapping devises the post code CB3 9DR will point to the wrong location!). Limited parking at the Library is available on a first-come first-served basis. Sorry, refreshments not available unless you have a Cambridge University Library Readers Ticket.

For more information on Karen’s work see https://www.citylab.com/design/2016/06/contour-lines-hutton-schiehallion/486308/ and https://thegreatlinesproject.wordpress.com/  

The talk will be accompanied by a display of Ordnance Survey maps and Karen Rann’s fascinating contour model.

Contact Anne Taylor, 01223-333041 or [log in to unmask] if you have any questions. There is no need to book though I would be interested to know if you plan to come so that I know how many chairs to get out!  The talk is being organised by the Charles Close Society https://charlesclosesociety.org/ with the support of Cambridge University Library.

Whilst you are in the Library, why not take the opportunity to catch the Library’s latest exhibition “Tall tales : the secrets of the tower” which explores the content of the Library’s iconic tower https://www.cam.ac.uk/TallTales (closes on 28th October).

Anne Taylor

 

 

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Anne Taylor

Head of Map Department, Cambridge University Library, West Road, Cambridge CB3 9DR

Tel: 01223-333041.   Fax: 01223-333160.   email: [log in to unmask]

www.lib.cam.ac.uk/collections/departments/maps

 

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