Lectures in the history of cartography convened by Catherine Delano Smith (Institute
of Historical Research, University of London) and Tony
Campbell
(formerly Map Library, British Library). Meetings are held at the
Warburg Institute, School of Advanced Study, University of London, Woburn
Square, London WC1H OAB, at
5.00 pm on selected Thursdays. Admission is free and each meeting is
followed by refreshments. All are most welcome.
Enquiries: +44
(0)20 8346 5112 (Catherine
Delano Smith) or Tony Campbell < t.campbell(at)ockendon.clara.co.uk
> [NB. You need to
replace (at) with the @ symbol].
For the location, see the online map provided by
Streetmap (the Warburg Institute is by the S of 'Square')
EIGHTEENTH SERIES
Programme for 2008-2009
{The next full programme will be mounted here during the summer. The first two (2008) talks ONLY are
noted below at this stage:}
2008
November 6. Graham Dolan, F.R.A.S. (Senior Educational Officer, The Greenwich Observatory, London) 'On the
Meridian of Greenwich: When did it Move, and Why, and Where is it?'
December 4. Professor Francesca Rochberg (Department of Near Eastern Studies, University of California,
Berkeley) 'New Light on the Maps and Mapping in Ancient Mesopotamia'
