The New York Map Society hosts Jonah Rosenberg, its president, at the first of what will be a series of talks on the history of maps and mapmakers: “Mapping the Ancient Way: classical sources of modern cartography.”
Andrew Kapochunas (New York Map Society Secretary) will show you “How to find an image of ancestral Eastern- and Central-European towns on antique topographic maps.”
The New York Map Society, in anticipation of July 4th’s 250th anniversary celebration, features Stephen J. Hornsby on his book “Picturing America: The Golden Age of Pictorial Maps.”
The New York Map Society will feature — for current members and their guests only — Kris Butler (past president of the Boston Map Society, current board member, Washington Map Society), author of “Drink Maps in Victorian Britain” as part of its Summer Social.
New York Map Society member Roger Karlebach is again generously offering to take up to five of our members (including family members and plus-ones!) at a time on two different three-hour voyages on Long Island Sound on his sailboat Ilene.
The New York Map Society has arranged for a “Members Only” (including members’ families and Plus-Ones!) private tour of an upcoming exhibition at the Hispanic Society by LA-based Chicana artist Sandy Rodriguez: “Tierra Insurgente”.
The New York Map Society presents Bill Rankin speaking about his new book: “Radical Cartography” which includes over 150 full-color maps, many created by the author and by other cutting-edge mapmakers.
Tuesday, February 17, 7:00 pm New York (ET) time, Online: New York Map Society Secretary Andrew Kapochunas has, for over a decade, helped people find an image of their ancestral village on an antique map. He’s decided to show “How to find any village in Central and Eastern Europe on an antique topographical map” to a map audience.
Tuesday, January 27, 7:00 pm New York (ET) time, Online: Jonah Rosenberg, new President of the New York Map Society and head of rare books at Arader Galleries, will speak about “Dutch Gold: Mapping Dominance in the 17th century.
THURSDAY, 22 JANUARY 2026,Speaker: Mark Giordano, Vice Dean for Undergraduate Affairs and Professor of Geography, Georgetown University. Location: Zoom, 7:00 PM ET/6:00 PM CT/5:00 PM MT/4:00 PM PT. Title: Teaching Geopolitics with Maps