Library in the News, 11/2/07
Posted on: November 2nd, 2007 by Matt Raymond
USA Today writes about a pair of different map exhibits�one in Chicago, and another that begins Dec. 13 at the Library of Congress. (Full disclosure: In today�s hard-copy version of the newspaper, the story mistakenly referred in a single instance to the exhibit�s being held at the National Archives.)
The famed 1507 Martin Waldseem�ller Map will be part of a larger exhibit opening Dec. 13 called �Exploring the Early Americas,� which will also include a 1516 nautical map by Waldseem�ller called the Carta Marina and other navigational artifacts, among many other other items of art and history. The exhibit will feature objects from the Library�s Jay I. Kislak Collection.
�Exploring the Early Americas� marks a watershed event for the Library of Congress. The exhibition will include high-tech interactive kiosks that will allow visitors to explore our collections in greater depth than ever before, side-by-side with the artifacts themselves.
The exhibition in April 2008 will then become part of an even greater LOC experience for visitors, which �Roll Call� dubs a �technological candy land�(subscription required to view link). That experience will include a state-of-the-art online component that will mesh with and enhance what visitors can see in person.
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November 5th, 2007 at 8:59 pm
As a lover of old maps the Waldseemüller map is great. I’ve found an almost daily way to keep my interest in maps satified (just a fan of this other site not associated in anyway). strangemaps.wordpress.com