Thursday, April 18, 7:00 pm New York (EDT) time, Chicago, Hybrid: the Chicago Map Society will host Karen-edis Barzman (Emeritus Professor of Art History) speaking on “Government Mapping in Early Modern Venice.” In 1460 the Venetian republic mandated something unprecedented – the systematic mapping of its territories, combining quantitative and qualitative data in “true pictures” to be archived and consulted in the inner chambers of government. Email contact@chicagomapsociety.org for registration information.