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Johnnie Sutherland <[log in to unmask]>
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Carlucci, April
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Wed, 20 Mar 2002 12:09:09 -0500
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Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2002 14:59:04 -0000
From: "Carlucci, April" <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Last orders on British Library map exhibition!
Sender: "Carlucci, April" <[log in to unmask]>



Please excuse the commercial and the cross-posting.


If you're in London in the next few weeks you've got until 7 April 2002 to
visit (or visit again) the exhibition

The Lie of the Land, the Secret Life of Maps

at the British Library at St Pancras.

See:
World War II prisoner of war escape maps!
The map used to bomb Dresden!
The disappearing airport!
The first jigsaw puzzle!
Nazi and Soviet invasion plans!
The secret map of London the government didn't want the public to see!
Paradise located on a map!
One of the most important maps in American history--kept secret from the
Americans for over a hundred years!


Details of the exhibition and a short virtual tour can be viewed at:

http://www.bl.uk/whatson/exhibitions/lieland/overview.html

Details of the illustrated book of the exhibition and how to order it online
are available at:

http://www.bl.uk/services/publications/onlinemaps2.html#lie

The British Library is located at 96 Euston Road, London NW1, a short walk
from Euston, St Pancras and Kings Cross main line and Underground stations.
The exhibition is open seven days at week, with late opening on Tuesdays
until 8pm. The Library is closed for the Easter Holiday on Good Friday,
Saturday and Easter Sunday. Telephone Visitor Services on +44 (0)20 7412
7332. Admission to the exhibition is free.

The Lie of the Land is the most successful exhibition to date in the British
Library, has received excellent reviews in the press and is very popular
with the public. Don't miss it!



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