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  • Posted on March 14, 2022
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Tuesday, 3/15 Meeting Cancelled

Apologies, but the meeting scheduled for this Tuesday is cancelled.  We will reschedule soon.    

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  • Posted on November 29, 2021November 29, 2021
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The Great Debate: Is Westchester County Considered “Upstate New York?”

Steve Hanon and several other map experts were asked to define the Line of Demarcation between New York City and “Upstate.” Feel free to join the discussion by posting in our comments section.

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  • Posted on November 10, 2021
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Navigating the Rare Maps & Atlas Collection at The New York Public Library

Tucked away in the stacks and study rooms of The New York Public Library (NYPL), you’ll find much more than books. From a lock of Edgar Allan Poe’s hair and Charles Dickens’ cat-paw letter opener to a collection of personal papers from Dr. Maya Angelou, the Library system is full of fascinating items. In this […]

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  • Posted on November 7, 2021November 7, 2021
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Have you checked our YouTube Channel?

  We record both live and Zoom meetings and post to this channel.  During the pandemic, these were provided as “open source” to the public.  Beginning with the 2022 membership year, only paying members will be able to access these recorded meetings.  This is just one of the benefits of joining the NYMS.   Join us!

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  • Posted on October 20, 2021
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John Hessler rescheduled to October 26, 7:00 pm EST

Please check out our next meeting with John Hessler on the spreading of pandemics.

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  • Posted on October 5, 2021
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Regrets — Tuesday October 5th Presentation Cancelled

Due to a flight cancellation, tonight’s speaker, John Hessler, will need to reschedule.  Please check our website and social media for updates. As a reminder, we have a joint map society meeting on October 7 with Washington, California, Chicago, New York.  Please see our upcoming events tab or contact John Docktor at the Washington Map […]

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  • Posted on September 29, 2021October 2, 2021
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38th IMCoS International Symposium, Brussels 2021

The 38th IMCoS International Symposium will highlight the early Belgian contributions to the development of cartography worldwide. These include the introduction of triangulation techniques (Frisius, van Deventer), first world atlases (Ortelius, Mercator) and the first navigation map to use the Mercator projection.

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  • Posted on September 11, 2021September 29, 2021
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New Website Launch!

Welcome to our redesigned website!  You will find information about upcoming and past events and resources to help with any map research.  Please note that this is Version 1.0 and we will be adding some functionality as we learn more about the platform. Please send any corrections or ideas to steve@newyorkmapsociety.org.

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