Curtis Wright Maps

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ABOUT CURTIS WRIGHT MAPS

Curtis Wright Maps is a Chicago area map dealer, specializing in antique maps

The concept of a map can encompass many different meanings, ideas and interpretations. To Curtis Wright, they have always symbolized a mechanism for escape. Maps are an intersection of history, geography and culture that can transport their audience to a different time and a different place.

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Planning for the Battle of Iwo Jima

Mar 31, 2020 | Maps

This month, I chose to look at a map of Iwo Jima on the 75th anniversary of the day the island was...

Mapping the Action: The Victory Division on the Move

Feb 29, 2020 | Maps

Good thing it’s a leap year, as we needed every day of February in order to get out our second...

A Look Into John Drury’s Mem-O-Maps

Jan 27, 2020 | Maps

In celebration of the 75th anniversary of the end of WWII, I aim to examine a map or map series...

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Fairs & Events

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5	6 American Association of Geographers Annual Meeting American Association of Geographers Annual Meeting April 6, 2020 - April 10, 2020 Colorado Convention Center, 700 14th St, Denver, CO 80202, USA Join the American Association of Geographers at their Annual Meeting for the latest in research and applications in geography, sustainability, and GIScience. The meeting is an interdisciplinary forum open to anyone with an interest in geography and related disciplines. All scholars, researchers, and students are welcome. The five-day conference will host more than 7,000 geographers from around the world and feature over 5,000 presentations, posters, workshops, and field trips by leading scholars, experts, and researchers. Sessions will be organized around many subfields, special tracks, and featured themes. For more information, please visit https://www2.aag.org/aagannualmeeting. See more details •	7 American Association of Geographers Annual Meeting American Association of Geographers Annual Meeting April 6, 2020 - April 10, 2020 Colorado Convention Center, 700 14th St, Denver, CO 80202, USA Join the American Association of Geographers at their Annual Meeting for the latest in research and applications in geography, sustainability, and GIScience. The meeting is an interdisciplinary forum open to anyone with an interest in geography and related disciplines. All scholars, researchers, and students are welcome. The five-day conference will host more than 7,000 geographers from around the world and feature over 5,000 presentations, posters, workshops, and field trips by leading scholars, experts, and researchers. Sessions will be organized around many subfields, special tracks, and featured themes. For more information, please visit https://www2.aag.org/aagannualmeeting. See more details •	8 American Association of Geographers Annual Meeting American Association of Geographers Annual Meeting April 6, 2020 - April 10, 2020 Colorado Convention Center, 700 14th St, Denver, CO 80202, USA Join the American Association of Geographers at their Annual Meeting for the latest in research and applications in geography, sustainability, and GIScience. The meeting is an interdisciplinary forum open to anyone with an interest in geography and related disciplines. All scholars, researchers, and students are welcome. The five-day conference will host more than 7,000 geographers from around the world and feature over 5,000 presentations, posters, workshops, and field trips by leading scholars, experts, and researchers. Sessions will be organized around many subfields, special tracks, and featured themes. For more information, please visit https://www2.aag.org/aagannualmeeting. See more details •	9 American Association of Geographers Annual Meeting American Association of Geographers Annual Meeting April 6, 2020 - April 10, 2020 Colorado Convention Center, 700 14th St, Denver, CO 80202, USA Join the American Association of Geographers at their Annual Meeting for the latest in research and applications in geography, sustainability, and GIScience. The meeting is an interdisciplinary forum open to anyone with an interest in geography and related disciplines. All scholars, researchers, and students are welcome. The five-day conference will host more than 7,000 geographers from around the world and feature over 5,000 presentations, posters, workshops, and field trips by leading scholars, experts, and researchers. Sessions will be organized around many subfields, special tracks, and featured themes. For more information, please visit https://www2.aag.org/aagannualmeeting. See more details •	10 American Association of Geographers Annual Meeting American Association of Geographers Annual Meeting April 6, 2020 - April 10, 2020 Colorado Convention Center, 700 14th St, Denver, CO 80202, USA Join the American Association of Geographers at their Annual Meeting for the latest in research and applications in geography, sustainability, and GIScience. The meeting is an interdisciplinary forum open to anyone with an interest in geography and related disciplines. All scholars, researchers, and students are welcome. The five-day conference will host more than 7,000 geographers from around the world and feature over 5,000 presentations, posters, workshops, and field trips by leading scholars, experts, and researchers. Sessions will be organized around many subfields, special tracks, and featured themes. For more information, please visit https://www2.aag.org/aagannualmeeting. See more details •	11
12	13	14	15	16 Chicago Map Society: Networked Nation: Mapping German Cities in Sebastian Münster’s Cosmographia Chicago Map Society: Networked Nation: Mapping German Cities in Sebastian Münster’s Cosmographia April 16, 2020 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm Newberry Library, 60 W Walton St, Chicago, IL 60610, USA Speaker: Jasper Van Putten Location: Ruggles Hall, Newberry Library Event Information: Join the Chicago Map Society for a special joint presentation between the Chicago Map Society and The Center for Renaissance Studies at the Newberry. The Newberry Library owns a copy of the 1550 edition of Sebastian Münster’s Cosmographia. This book is a groundbreaking description of the world that was published in Basel from 1544 to 1628 by Münster’s stepson Heinrich Petri and his sons. The 1550 printing is the first to include an important series of large woodcut city views that were contributed by local city governments and scholars throughout the German Holy Roman Empire. Prof. van Putten will present the main argument of his book, Networked Nation: Mapping German Cities in Sebastian Münster’s Cosmographia (Brill: 2017). He argues that Münster’s network of makers and contributors of city views—from German princes and artists to Swiss woodcutters, draftsmen, and printers—expressed their local and national cultural identities in their city views. Hence, the Cosmographia, and the city books it inspired, offer insights into the development of German and Swiss identity from 1550 to Switzerland’s independence from the empire in 1648. The Chicago Map Society typically meets at The Newberry on the third Thursday of every month during the academic year (September through May). Meetings start at 5:30 p.m. with a social half-hour, followed by an hour presentation on a cartographic subject of interest to our membership. Our meetings are open to the public, but to help defray expenses, non-members are asked for a small donation at the door. See more details •	17	18
19	20	21	22	23	24	25 Alan M. & Nathalie P. Voorhees Lecture on the History of Cartography Alan M. & Nathalie P. Voorhees Lecture on the History of Cartography April 25, 2020 Library of Virginia, 800 E Broad St, Richmond, VA 23219, USA Speaker(s): Dr. Larry Tise and Andrew Lawler Event Information: Dr. Tise's presentation, The First American Coloring books: Theodore de Bry's Grand Voyages, 1590-1602 focuses on Theodore de Bry's engravings. His talk will be based on his 2019 book “Theodore de Bry America: The Complete Plates 1590-1602” that was edited by Michiel Van Groesen and published by Taschen. Impressed by John White's images of North American Indians and Thomas Hariot's amazingly accurate maps of the barrier islands of the Carolina Coast, de Bry conceived the idea of publishing a series of exploration narratives lavishly illustrated with his own copper plate engravings beginning with Thomas Harriot's book on the Indians and lands of Virginia. De Bry's iconic engravings instantly became the classic images of how we still conceive native Americans. His folio-sized books also became our first American coloring books - inviting Europe's artists to use their imaginations in applying colors. Andrew Lawler will present Uncharted Territory: How Maps Launched --And Nearly Sank--English Colonization of the New World. In the late sixteenth century, England lagged far behind other European powers such as Spain and Portugal in known what was where in the New World. The scramble to fill this gap played a central role in how, where, and why the English launched their first attempt to settle the New World--with fateful consequences for both the settlers and for the development of what became the United States. Box lunches are offered for advanced purchase only. Registration is required to attend the lectures. Additional information from Dawn Greggs dawn.greggs@lva.virginia.gov or 804-692-3813. See more details •
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