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





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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>.