Map Day at Library of Virginia

Arranged by Library of Virginia, with invitation to Washington Map Society members.

Location: Library of Virginia, 800 E. Broad St., Richmond, VA 232

Time:  Saturday, April 26 from 10:00 am ET - 3:00 pm ET

Title: Map Day at Library of Virginia

Schedule of Events:

10:00 am - Noon: Map appraisals by Old World Auctions; conservation assessments by Leslie Courtois, LVA Conservator; and guided tours of map exhibition, “Mapping the Commonwealth, 1816-1826,” by Cassandra Farrell, Exhibition Curator and Senior Map Archivist.

Noon - 1:00 pm: Lunch

1:00 pm - 3:00 pm: Program presentations

First Speaker:  Ronald Grim, Vice President and Program Chair, Washington Map Society, with presentation entitled “‘Compiled from Actual Surveys’ The First Official State Maps.”

Second Speaker: Martin Brückner, Professor of English and Material Culture Studies, University of Delaware, with presentation entitled, “Selling Virginia: State Maps and the Marketplace, 1800-1840.”

Planning to attend?   

More details will be announced soon.