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Free, but registration required: visithere <http://bit.ly/montetalk> or
cut and paste this: http://bit.ly/montetalk
On February 23rd at 3.30 pm, the David Rumsey Map Center will have on
display the original 430 year old Urbano Monte 1587
<https://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/12184890> map long with its 10
feet by 10 feet facsimile and its virtual derivatives at the Center.
This will be followed by a talk featuring Chet van Duzer
<https://library.stanford.edu/blogs/stanford-libraries-blog/2017/12/chet-van-duzer-begins-research-1587-urbano-monte-map>,
History of Cartography scholar and recent David and Abby Rumsey Fellow
at the David Rumsey Map Center and the John Carter Brown Library
<https://www.brown.edu/academics/libraries/john-carter-brown/> in
Boston. Chet <https://stanford.academia.edu/ChetVanDuzer> will be
presenting on his research conducted over the course of 3 months on the
Urbano Monte 1587
<https://www.davidrumsey.com/blog/2017/11/26/largest-early-world-map-monte-s-10-ft-planisphere-of-1587> map.
The talk is entitled: /Making the World Go 'Round: How Urbano Monte
Created his Map of 1587/
Urbano Monte's map of 1587 is a spectacular creation, designed to be
assembled into an image of the world 10.5 feet in diameter, on an
unusual projection, intended to be rotated about its center, and
elaborately decorated with images of sovereigns, sea monsters, and
animals. In this talk Chet Van Duzer will present new research how
Urbano Monte went about making the map: the events and works that
inspired him, the sources from which he borrowed, and his own statements
about the map.
A joint publication
<https://s3.amazonaws.com/rumsey3/Monte/Urbano+Monte+Catalog.pdf> by
Barry Lawrence Ruderman Antique Maps
<http://raremaps.com/Company/index.html> and the David Rumsey Map Center
<https://www.davidrumsey.com/blog/2017/11/26/largest-early-world-map-monte-s-10-ft-planisphere-of-1587> details
more about this magnificent map, eons ahead of its time.
The acquisition has been recognized internationally by the press,
including the National Geographic, El Pais, the CBC and many others.
<http://library.stanford.edu/rumsey/news>
Schedule of Events
3 pm: Center opens to the public for viewing
3.30 pm - 4.45 pm: Chet Van Duzer Talk
4.45 pm - 5.30 pm: post talk map viewing
For more, visit here. <http://events.stanford.edu/events/747/74785/> The
event is free and open to the public, but registration is required:
visithere <http://bit.ly/montetalk> or cut and paste this:
http://bit.ly/montetalk to register. Please note that there is no food
or drink allowed (including water in closed containers) for this event.
Best, Salim
--
G. Salim Mohammed, Head and Curator
David Rumsey Map Center
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