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
Current members only are invited to RSVP to kapochunas@gmail.com to reserve a spot at our “Show & Tell” and Holiday Social (venue TBD).
THURSDAY, 13 NOVEMBER 2025, Arranged in conjunction with the California Map Society. Location: Zoom, 7:00 PM ET/6:00 PM CT/5:00 PM MT/4:00 PM PT. Title: The American Revolution Told in Ten Maps
The New York Map Society offers a private tour for current members only of the Brooklyn Historical Society’s extensive map collection at the Center for Brooklyn History — over 1,500 maps depicting New York City’s five boroughs, Long Island, New England, and beyond, from the 17th century to the present.
The New York Map Society has rescheduled its September 28 event featuring John Tauranac on Subway Maps to October 19 due to the site host’s illness.
Tuesday, October 14, 7:00 pm New York (EDT) time, Washington, Online: Hosted by the Washington Map Society, this Zoom meeting is presented in partnership with the California, Chicago, New York, Philip Lee Phillips, Rocky Mountain, and Texas Map Societies. Henrik Dupont (Map Curator at The Royal Library, Denmark) will discuss Mapping of Greenland, from 1700-2025.
Sunday, September 28, 2:00 pm New York (EDT) time, In-Person: New York City subway riders have no doubt noticed the brand new subway maps (see below). We’ve been lucky to get expert John Tauranac to speak to New York Map Society members in Greenwich Village.