>Date: Mon, 9 Sep 1996 18:12:03 +500
>From: "Leonardo Bufalini (reprise)" <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Society for the History of Discoveries (long)
SOCIETY FOR THE HISTORY OF DISCOVERIES
36th Annual Meeting
when: 31 October to 2 November, 1996
where: Holiday Inn by the Bay, Portland, Maine
hosted by: Osher Map Library and Smith Center for
Cartographic Education, University of Southern
Maine
You are cordially invited to participate in the 36th annual
meeting of the Society for the History of Discoveries.
Please note that in addition to regular registration for the
entire conference, there are two alternate registration options
which COST LESS and which are designed for individuals and K-12
educators close who live in New England.
Option 1: Registration for Saturday Morning Only
We are pleased to offer participants the choice of
registering for the Saturday morning sessions at a reduced
rate. These sessions, presented by regional scholars, will
focus exclusively on the cartographic discoveries of Maine
and new England.
Option 2: Saturday Morning Sessions and Afternoon Educator
Workshops
K-12 educators have the option of adding an afternoon of
workshops to the Saturday morning sessions. There is no
additional fee; however, participants must currently be
teaching in the Maine school system, and are required to
register for the Saturday morning sessions. (Please fill in
*both* forms below.)
A team of local educators will demonstrate classroom
activities and lesson plans developed using rare historic
maps from the Osher Map Library's cartographic collections.
Free sample lesson plans, facsimile maps and posters will be
distributed to all workshop participants. The Saturday afternoon
workshops are sponsored by the Maine Humanities Council, the
Maine Geographic Alliance, and the Osher Map Library.
THE SOCIETY FOR THE HISTORY OF DISCOVERIES
The Society was formed to stimulate interest in teaching,
research, and publishing the history of geographical exploration.
Founded in 1960, the Society includes members from various academic
disciplines as well as archivists, non-affiliated scholars, and
laypersons with an interest in history. The scope of the Society's
activities encompasses the discovery, exploration, and mapping of the
earth's land and sea surface from earliest times to the present: the
explorers and the explored. Membership in The Society for the History
of Discoveries is not required to attend the conference. However, if
you wish to join the SHD, please contact Eric W. Wolf, Secretary, The
Society for the History of Discoveries, 6300 Waterway Drive, Falls
Church, Virginia, 22044-1316, USA.
PRELIMINARY PROGRAM
Thursday, October 31st
5:00 - 7:00 pm Conference Registration
6:30 - 7:30 Reception and Buffet hosted by Osher Library
Associates
7:30 - 9:00 Exhibition Opening: "The Cartographic Creation
of New England" at the Osher Map Library, USM
Friday, November 1st
7:00 - 8:30 am SHD Members: Executive Council Meeting
8:00 - 10:00 Registration
8:00 - 9:00 Continental Breakfast
9:00 - 10:00 CONFERENCE SESSION I: "Columbus and navigation
(Or, Interpretation and Mis-Interpretation)"
(1) Alejandro R. Perez, "Joseph Judge was right:
Columbus did backtrack his discovery route."
(2) Arne Molander and Keith Pickering, "Lunar
distances from Columbus to Cabral."
10:00 - 10:30 Coffee Break
10:30 - 12:00 CONFERENCE SESSION Iia: "European overseas
rivalry (Or, Trading and Trade-offs); 16th
century"
(1) Martin Torodash, "The safety valve of the
sea: and English rationale for challenging
Spanish hegemony in the New World."
(2) Peter Stanford, "Drake at Cape Horn."
(3) Richard Pflederer, "The 400th anniversary of
Linschoten's **Itinerario**: competitive
market intelligence of the 16th century."
12:00 - 1:30 pm Lunch
1:30 - 3:00 CONFERENCE SESSION Iib: "European overseas
rivalry (Or, Trading and Trade-offs); 17th to
19th centuries"
(1) Russell Magnaghi, "The role of sassafras and
international rivalry in the southeastern
United States to 1650."
(2) Dennis Reinhartz, "A statement of empire:
Herman Moll's Beaver Map' revisited."
(3) Francis Herbert, "English and German
Spheres of Influence' in East Africa:
censorship and anonymity in the 1880's."
3:00 - 3:30 Coffee Break
3:30 - 5:00 CONFERENCE SESSION III: "Arctic discovery' (Or,
Lies and Half-lies)"
(1) Delno West, "**Inventio fortunata** and the
renewal of English interest in the Arctic."
(2) H.G. Jones, "Christian Klengenberg and the
discovery' of the Copper Eskimos."
6:00 - 6:30 Reception
6:30 - 8:00 Annual Banquet
8:00 - 9:00 Edmund S. & Virginia B. Ball Lecture Series:
** FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC -- MUST RSVP **
Louis DeVorsey, "Early maps and modern boundary
disputes."
The general public as well as conference
participants are invited to attend the Edmund S.
and Virginia B. Ball lecture. Louis DeVorsey,
professor emeritus of Geography, University of
Georgia at Athens, has served as an expert
witness in numerous litigations throughout the
United States, including the United
States/Canada Gulf of Maine dispute in the
1980s. He is the author of many monographs in
the history of cartography, most recently **Keys
to the Encounter** (Library of Congress, 1992).
Because seating is limited, R.S.V.P. to the
Osher Map Library (207) 780-4850 or TT/TTD (207)
780-5646 by October 29, 1996.
** FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC -- MUST RSVP **
Saturday, November 2nd
7:30 - 8:30 am Continental Breakfast
8:00 - 9:30 Registration for Saturday Session
8:30 - 10:00 CONFERENCE SESSION IV: "Charting the New England
Coast"
(1) Donald S. Johnson, " Full of mists flying
and fading': Henry Hudson's exploration of
the coast of Maine."
(2) Grace S. Machemer,"Samuel Holland and The
Surveys of the Easterly parts of New
England'."
(3) David Bosse,"A History of Matthew Clark's
1790 atlas of sea charts."
10:00 - 10:30 Coffee Break
10:30 - 12:00 CONFERENCE SESSION V: "Discovering New England's
Interior"
(1) Matthew Edney, "Rethinking discovery and
settlement in the Maine context."
(2) Richard D'Abate, "Norumbega redux or the
mirror of discovery."
(3) Nathan D. Hamilton, "Contested place:
natives and Europeans on Moosehead."
12:00 - 1:30 pm Lunch and SHD Business Meeting
2.00 - 4.00 EDUCATOR WORKSHOPS
(1) Faculty members of Mt. Ararat High School's
History Department will compare 16th century maps
of New England relating these maps to the
discovery and exploration of the region.
(2) Members of the Facsimile Mapping Project
will demonstrate interdisciplinary
applications for maps dating from 1600 to
1800.
(3) Members of the University of Southern
Maine's ETEP program will show how to
construct lesson plans using an early map of
Casco Bay.
(4) Refreshments and distribution of free
materials.
OPTIONAL TOURS
Tour 1: Maine Historical Society
31 October 1996, 1:00 - 2:30 p.m.
Cost: $5.50
Tour the childhood home of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and the
fourth oldest Historical Society in America.
Tour 2: Portland City and Lighthouses
31 October 1996, 3:30 - 5:00 p.m.
Cost: $10.00
See Portland's architectural history, working water front and Old Port
Exchange. Take in the splendid views from Portland's Promenades
overlooking Casco Bay and the Fore River and visit the most
photographed lighthouse on the Maine Coast.
Tour 3: Maine's Maritime Museum and Shopping in Freeport
2 November 1996, 2:30 - 9:00 p.m.
Cost: $50.00
Enjoy a guided tour at the Maine Maritime Museum in historic
Bath, followed by dinner overlooking the water at the stately
Stone House at Wolfe's Neck. The tour will conclude with an
evening of shopping in Freeport, home of the world famous L.L.
Bean store.
ACCOMMODATIONS
The conference will take place at the Holiday Inn By Sea, in
Portland, Maine. This award-winning hotel is situated in the
Historic Old Port and Waterfront districts of Portland, and
offers, in addition to first-rate conference facilities,
spectacular views of Casco Bay and the city skyline. A block of
rooms has been reserved for SHD Annual Meeting attendees at the
Holiday Inn By The Bay (1-800-345-5050) at $95.00 single or
double occupancy. Additional accommodations are available at the
Susse Chalet (1-800-524-2538), $49.70 single, $56.70 double (2
miles from the Holiday Inn). To book your room at these special
rates please call each hotel directly by September 30, 1996 and
indicate you are with the SHD Conference.
AIRLINE AND GROUND TRANSPORTATION
Continental Airlines, the official airlines of the SHD
Conference, offers reduced fares for conference attendees. To
book your flight into Portland, Maine call Continental at
1-800-468-7022, and use confirmation code NVXSY1. Complimentary
shuttle service is available from the Portland Jetport to the hotels.
Upon arrival at the Jetport simply call the shuttles from the courtesy
phones located by baggage claim.
CANCELLATIONS AND REFUNDS
Registrations must be received by October 24, 1996. Cancellations will
be honored until October 17, 1996 and are subject to a $20.00
cancellation fee. We are unable to refund registration fees after that
date. Space on optional tours is limited. Advance registration by
October 24 required. Optional tours may be canceled due to
insufficient registration.
INFORMATION
For program information please contact the Osher Map Library at
(207) 780-4850. For registration information please contact the
USM Department of Conferences at 1-800-800-4876 ext. 5960. For
travel and tourism information please call the Portland
Convention and Visitor's Bureau at (207) 772-4994.
USM does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion,
sex, sexual orientation, national origin or citizen status, age,
disability, or veteran's status and shall comply with Section
504, Title IX, and the ADA in employment, education, and all
other areas of the University. The University provides reasonable
accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities upon
request. Discrimination inquiries can be directed to Sue Ellen
Bordwell, 780-5094, TDD, 780-5646, or to the Office of Civil Rights,
(617) 223-9692.
Please indicate if you need special services, assistance, or
accommodations to participate fully in this program by contacting the
Osher Map Library at 207-780-4850 or TT (teletex/TDD) 207-780-5646.
Requests for reasonable accommodations must be received 48 hours
before an event.
PORTLAND, MAINE
Called the "Jewel by the Sea" by its native son, Henry Wadsworth
Longfellow, the city of Portland is situated on a peninsula
overlooking island-studded Casco Bay. Portland is a diverse city
which integrates art, culture, and an almost four-hundred-year
history of European settlement. Within walking distance of the
conference hotel you can dine in the Old Port, stroll through
Victorian residential neighborhoods, visit historic homes, tour
the Portland Museum of Art, or shop at galleries offering
everything from fine art to quality Maine-made crafts. If you
would like to explore more of the State of Maine during the fall
foliage season please call the Portland Convention and Visitor's
Bureau at (207) 772-4994.
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REGISTRATION for the 36th Annual Meeting of the
SOCIETY FOR THE HISTORY OF DISCOVERIES
Name _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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Registration Fee: rec'd before 9/30/96 $125.00 $ _ _ _ _
rec'd 10/1 to 10/24/96 $150.00 $ _ _ _ _
Includes all conference materials, continental
breakfasts (2), buffet dinner, lunch (2), and
annual reception and banquet. It does not
include other meals, lodging, optional events,
or the educator workshops.
Please indicate Annual Banquet entr=E9 choice:
___ Chicken ___ Fish ___ Vegetarian
Saturday Morning Registration Only $ 50.00 $ _ _ _ _
Includes continental breakfast, coffee break
and lunch.
Tour 1: Maine Historical Society $ 5.50 $ _ _ _ _
Tour 2: Portland City and Lighthouses $ 10.00 $ _ _ _ _
Tour 3: Maritime Museum and Freeport $ 50.00 $ _ _ _ _
Total $ _ _ _ _
There are four ways to register:
By phone: 1-800-800-4876 ext. 5960
By fax: 1-207-780-5963
By e-mail: [log in to unmask]
By mail: Department of Conferences, 19 College Ave, Gorham, ME
04038
Please send a separate form for each registrant.
Please make checks payable to University of Southern Maine
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EDUCATOR INFORMATION
(required for Saturday Afternoon Session)
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