Hello All, The Rare Book School is conducting a course taught by John Hessler, entitled "The Art & Science of Cartography, 200-1550". The course is taking place at the Library of Congress, from December 2nd to December 7th, 2018. If you are interested in attending, it isn't too late to register. Description: "This course will introduce students to the earliest forms of cartography and discuss both the scientific and artistic innovations that made these two kinds of mapmaking possible. We will examine in detail the construction methods of some of the masterpieces of Renaissance cartography, such as the 1507 and 1516 world maps by Martin Waldseemüller, and other examples of early cartography found in the Library of Congress. Students will look closely at the making of portolan charts and take full advantage of new analytical research on their make-up. In addition to close scrutiny of the maps themselves, class discussion and reading will consider medieval and early Renaissance theories of the earth and the relationship of cartography to contemporary developments in astronomy and navigation, as well as the social and cultural aspects of patronage and production. Late in the course, students will be introduced to digital humanities analysis tools, such as MapAnalyst <http://mapanalyst.org/>, and learn to use these new computational methods in order to help date and understand the complex notions of error and knowledge transmission that are at the foundations of modern cartography." For more information about the course, course fees and registration go to : https://rarebookschool.org/courses/history/h110/ Regards, Rosa Orlandini, Map and GIS Librarian, York University -- Rosa Orlandini Map and GIS Librarian Map Library, York University Libraries 102D Scott Library, 4700 Keele Street, Toronto, ON, M3J 1P3 Telephone: 416-736-2100 ext. 88863 Website: www.library.yorku.ca/web/map/ <http://www.library.yorku.ca/web/map/>. The Map Library is located on the first floor of the Scott Library. Scott Library building is #25 on the Keele Campus Map <http://maps.info.yorku.ca/files/2013/02/KEELE_Map_Colour.pdf>.