Event Type: Previous Meetings

The History and Design of Transit Maps

Sunday, January 28, 2:00 pm New York (ET) time, New York, In-Person: the New York Map Society presents, for up to 12-15 2024 paid-members-only, Peter Lloyd on The History and Design of Transit Maps. “I have been researching the history and design of the New York City subway maps for a number of years. In 2012 I published “Vignelli: Transit Maps,” based on interviews with Massimo Vignelli, and others, as well as archival research. I am preparing several further volumes documenting the history of the NYC subway map since its inception.”

The Birth of the Isogloss: Remarks on the Problem of Language Borders in the History of Cartography

Thursday, January 25, 12:00 noon New York (ET) time, London, Hybrid: the 33rd Series of “Maps and Society Lectures,” all free, in the history of cartography features Felix de Montety (Université Grenoble Alpes, France) on The Birth of the Isogloss: Remarks on the Problem of Language Borders in the History of Cartography.

Herman Moll and John Senex: Mapping North America in the Early 18th Century (from the British Point of View)

THURSDAY 18 January 2024
Location: Zoom, 7:00 PM ET/6:00 PM CT/ 5:00 PM MT/4:00 PM PT
(Arranged with assistance of Rocky Mountain Map Society, sponsored in partnership with California, Chicago, New York, Philip Lee Phillips, Rocky Mountain, and Texas Map Societies). Herman Moll and John Senex: Mapping North America in the Early 18th Century (from the British Point of View)

Mapping the Cherokee Trail: Colorado’s Forgotten Highway

Tuesday, January 16, 7:30 pm New York (ET) time, Denver, Hybrid:Join with the Rocky Mountain Map Society to hear local trail researcher Larry Obermesik on a journey through a forgotten chapter of Colorado’s past. His presentation, Mapping the Cherokee Trail: Colorado’s Forgotten Highway.

The Changing Map of the Island of Enchantment: Puerto Rico and the Spanish-American War of 1898.

WEDNESDAY 6 December 2023. Location: Zoom, 7:00 PM ET/6:00 PM CT/ 5:00 PM MT/4:00 PM PT.
The Changing Map of the Island of Enchantment: Puerto Rico and the Spanish-American War of 1898. (Arranged with the assistance of the Texas and Rocky Mountain Map Societies; sponsored in partnership with California, Chicago, New York, Philip Lee Phillips, Rocky Mountain, and Texas Map Societies).

New York Map Society (members only) Field Trip to Columbia University’s Rare Book and Manuscript Library

Courtney Chartier, director of Columbia Libraries’ Rare Book & Manuscript Library, will lead the NYMS on a tour of the Rare Book  Manuscript Library, where she will highlight some key pieces from the collection.

Using GIS to Tease Information from Historic Maps in the Search for Old Roads

Using GIS to Tease Information from Historic Maps in the Search for Old Roads. Searching for a simple answer to a naive question lead Loberger on a personal and professional journey. The intent to discover a road uncovered a path that will lead researchers to better appreciate and predict where transportation infrastructure once existed. The key lies in improving our understanding of the testimony presented by the cartographic witnesses of any inquiry.

Current paid members of the New York Map Society are invited to reserve one of up to 15 spots for a visit to the map-filled Manhattan apartment of society members Kathleen & Joseph Porder.

Saturday, October 28, 2:00 – 4:00 pm: current paid members of the New York Map Society are invited to reserve one of up to 15 spots for a visit to the map-filled Manhattan apartment of society members Kathleen & Joseph Porder. “The strengths of our map collection: Ortelius, Mercator/Hondius, early regional Americas, and New York City. Our town views include those by Braun and Hogenberg, Piranesi’s views of Rome, and many other early town views. First emailed to kapochunas@gmail.com, first served.

Hybrid: The Philip Lee Phillips Society (PLPS) will have two meetings at the Library of Congress.

Thursday, October 26, 3:00 – 4:00 pm, and 7:00 – 8:00 pm New York (ET) time (two meetings), Hybrid: The Philip Lee Phillips Society (PLPS) will have two meetings at the Library of Congress.

The first presentation will be given by Ernesto Capello (Professor, History Department, Macalester College) on the allegorical, commercial, and political uses of Mapping Mountains. The second presentation will feature Edward Brent Lane (Fellow of Global Heritage Economics, Global Research Institute, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) on John White’s 1585 Map of the North Carolina Outer Banks.

The Role of Maps in Films about Exploration and Discovery: Some Latin American Examples

Arranged with the assistance of the Rocky Mountain and Texas Map Societies; sponsored in partnership with California, Chicago, New York, Philip Lee Phillips, Rocky Mountain, and Texas Map Societies. The Role of Maps in Films about Exploration and Discovery: Some Latin American Examples. Speaker: Richard Francaviglia, Professor Emeritus, University of Texas at Arlington; currently Associated Scholar, Willamette University, Salem, Oregon