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Date: Tue, 27 Aug 2013 21:32:51 +0100
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April Carlucci

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From: Ciotola, Nicholas <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Tue, Aug 27, 2013 at 11:05 AM


Where in the World is New Jersey?
Historical Maps of the Garden State

A New Exhibition at the New Jersey State Museum Opening on September 7, 2013

Often overlooked as a decorative art form, maps are ideal artifacts for
exploring New Jersey history. Compelling stories of the Garden State’s
social, economic, geographic, and political history – as well as the
state’s role in the history of American transportation – can be told
through the visual splendor of old maps.

The exhibition provides the visitor with a survey of historical maps
depicting the colony and state of New Jersey from 1635 through 1950. Maps
included in the exhibition have been selected for their rarity, their
ability to convey aspects of New Jersey history, and/or their artistic
merit – underscoring the ongoing dichotomy of maps as both works of art
and utilitarian tools essential to the human experience.

A partnership between the New Jersey State Museum, New Jersey State
Archives, Special Collections and University Archives at Rutgers
University, and the New Jersey State Library, the exhibition contains
nearly 100 original copperplate-engraved, lithographic, and manuscript
maps. It runs from September 7, 2013 through February 23, 2014.

Nicholas Ciotola
Curator of Cultural History
New Jersey State Museum
PO Box 530
Trenton, NJ 08625
Tel: 609-826-3935
Email: [log in to unmask]
www.newjerseystatemuseum.org

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