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        The Boston Map Society is pleased to announce the publication of its
official newsletter edited by Joseph Garver of the Harvard Map Collection.
The newsletter includes a review of the recent 'Maps of Steel' exhibit;
announcement of the upcoming ICHC New England conference; a member's report
on a Babylonian tablet at the British Library, a review of David Weaver's
recent presentation;  a review of the Society's history going back to the
Cartophiles; a review of Internet sites; and a listing of new reference
volumes. And all of this is available as a member of the Society and
enquiries may be sent to the address below.
 
        The Society also is pleased to announce its upcoming 'Map Bazaar'
scheduled for February 10, 1998, 5:30 pm. at the Harvard Map Collection.
This annual gathering encourages members to bring a map in their collection
that they wish to know more about and as a means for collectors to become
familiar with our reference collection. We are never sure what may come
through the door and we have seen such items as: a manuscript atlas of
China, a "half-a-map" of the Holy Land, shell charts of the Pacific, and
early maps of the Antarctic!
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David A. Cobb                                   E-Mail: [log in to unmask]
Harvard Map Collection                          HTTP://icg.harvard.edu/~maps
Harvard University                              Tel: (617) 495-2417
Cambridge, MA 02138                             FAX: (617) 496-0440
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