-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Osher Map Library: Reopening, Conference, Exhibition, and other Events, October 2009 Date: Fri, 05 Jun 2009 12:22:44 -0400 From: Matthew Edney <[log in to unmask]> Reply-To: [log in to unmask] To: map history discussion list <[log in to unmask]>, [log in to unmask] ** please forward as relevant ** Osher Map Library and Smith Center for Cartographic Education (http://www.usm.maine.edu/maps) University of Southern Maine Portland, ME 04104-9301 USA Grand celebration of the reopening of the map library after its renovation and expansion! Grand Celebration and Exhibition to mark OML's Reopening 15 Oct 2009: The exhibition *American Treasures* opens in new OML Gallery 16 Oct 2009: (late afternoon/evening) Public lecture and reception (TBA) (no registration required) 17 Oct 2009: one-day conference: NEW DIRECTIONS IN THE STUDY OF EARLY AMERICAN CARTOGRAPHIES ** for details, and registration, see OML website: http://www.usm.maine.edu/maps ** Four scholars who pursue new and exciting directions in the study of mapping of early America (pre-1840) explore the relevancy of map studies for history and historical geography. There will be generous opportunities for discussion and conversation, as well as for taking guided tours of the library’s new facilities. Jean-François Palomino. Bibliothèque et Archives Nationales du Québec; co-author of La mesure d’un continent / Mapping a Continent (Sillery, Québec, 2007). William Gustav Gartner. Department of Geography, University of Wisconsin–Madison; author of “Mapmaking in the Central Andes” in The History of Cartography vol. 2.3 (Chicago, 1998). Max Edelson. Department of History, University of Virginia; author of Plantation Enterprise in Colonial South Carolina (Harvard, 2006). Lina Del Castillo. Department of History, Iowa State University; author of “The Science of Nation Building: A History of Geographic Sciences in Colombia, 1821–1921” (University of Miami, 2007). The conference is also the inaugural meeting of the biennial Maine Forum for Map History. Place: Abromson Center and OML, Portland campus, USM Registration: $75.00. Registration before August 15th is encouraged! Secure server: https://webapp.usm.maine.edu/DCPEOnline/addRegCONFPage1.do?offeringId=100045247 Accommodation: A small number of rooms are available at a reduced rate of $139/night per room (sleeps 1-4 people) from the Eastland Hotel, Portland; call 207.775.5411 and cite “Osher Map Conference,” before 15 September. Portland has many other hotels, although participants should note that this is a busy time of year. 18 Oct 2009: (afternoon) open-house, ribbon-cutting, tours, family fun for the community. -- Matthew H. Edney http://www.usm.maine.edu/~edney Osher Chair in the History of Cartography University of Southern Maine http://www.usm.maine.edu/maps Director, History of Cartography Project University of Wisconsin-Madison http://www.geography.wisc.edu/histcart/