NYCkayaker Early US Nautical Maps - free lecture, Sat 2:30PM

[Graeme Birchall]

Greetings;

Those of you who are not going kayaking next Saturday (Feb/10) may want 
to consider going to the NY Public Library main branch at 42nd St at 
2:30PM for a free public lecture by the New York Map Society.

SUBJECT:  From Waterside to Landside ­ Early American Coastal Charts and 
their Contribution to Landside Information"

PRESENTER:  Alice Hudson, Chief, Map Division, The New York Public Library

DESCRIPTION:  Nautical charts may well be a forgotten resource for 
landside history. This meeting examines a series of charts, from those 
of John Seller and the English Pilot, Fourth Book, to Atlantic Neptune 
sheets, blueback charts, Mathew Clarks's first American-made charts and 
William Heather's glorious coastal masterpieces. In our 21st century 
need to categorize everything into separate niches, we may well ignore 
the nautical chart as a source for insight on American history. Ms. 
Hudson will describe the nautical chart as an informant on early 
American culture and history, focusing especially on the 1845 Coast 
Survey nautical chart of New York Harbor.

LOCATION:  The usual meeting room is Classroom B, in the South Court's 
Celeste Bartos Education Center.  Ask at the Information Desk if in doubt.

The NY Map Society website is:

   www.nymapsociety.org

Graeme