This forwarded posting from ‘Lis-maps’ may (or not?) summarize/add more to events etc., hitherto posted elsewhere. FH (UK) From: A forum for issues related to map & spatial data librarianship [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Wendy Cawthorne Sent: 20 July 2015 10:12 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Mapping as art For more information, check out also our Online Exhibition http://www.geolsoc.org.uk/Library-and-Information-Services/Exhibitions/Willi am-Strata-Smith and Picture Library http://www.geolsoc.org.uk/PictureLibrary . There is also an website where several different states of the map can be viewed (and compared side by side) http://www.strata-smith.com/ Further events planned for the Bicentenary year are listed at http://www.geolsoc.org.uk/Events/William-Smith-Bicentenary In addition to the NHM’s exhibition there will be major exhibitions in Oxford and Cardiff http://www.geolsoc.org.uk/Events/William-Smith-Bicentenary/Exhibitions A late edition of the Map hangs in the Entrance Hall in the Geological Society and may be viewed there during our normal opening hours (9.30a.m.-5.30p.m. Monday – Friday), plus there is a bookshop in the Library selling facsimiles (including that mentioned below by Richard Oliver) and other related ‘Smithiana’ e.g. a book of poems MAP / edited by Michael McKimm or online at http://www.geolsoc.org.uk/geogifts#WS Wendy _____________________________________________________________ Wendy Cawthorne Assistant Librarian Email: [log in to unmask] Tel: +44 (0)20 7432 0999; +44 (0)20 7432 0997 (Direct) Fax: +44 (0)20 7439 3470 Web: www.geolsoc.org.uk The Geological Society Burlington House Piccadilly London W1J 0BG From: A forum for issues related to map & spatial data librarianship [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Oliver, Richard Sent: 20 July 2015 08:23 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Mapping as art It is perhaps worth adding that the British Geological Survey has issued a roughly half lineal scale facsimile of William Smith's map, bender-folded, for £12:95: ISBN 978-0-7518-3788-9. (I bought my copy from BGS at Keyworth, so don't have any web link.) There are worse desinations for £12:95! Richard Oliver _____ From: A forum for issues related to map & spatial data librarianship <[log in to unmask]> on behalf of Brian <[log in to unmask]> Sent: 19 July 2015 01:09 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Mapping as art This geological map, judged to be "radical" in its day, may be seen at the Natural History Museum in a free exhibition which runs until the end of October. http://www.ianvisits.co.uk/blog/2015/07/11/huge-geological-map-of-britain-go es-on-display/ Sent from my iPad ________________________________________________________________________ This e-mail has been scanned for all viruses by Star on behalf of The Geological Society. The service is powered by MessageLabs. For more information on this please contact Kevin Perry at [log in to unmask]