Collecting for the Boston Athenæum in the 21st Century: Maps, Charts, & Plans

When:
Tuesday, Nov 03, 2015 12:00p -
Sunday, Feb 28, 2016 3:30p

Where:
The Boston Athenaeum
10 1/2 Beacon Street
Boston, MA 02108

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Admission:
$5.00

Categories:
Art, Date Idea

Event website:
https://www.bostonathenaeum.org/exhibitions/current-exhibition

The Boston Athenæum will exhibit maps and charts from its rich cartographic collection. Those on exhibition will date from the seventeenth to the twentieth centuries. Most of these materials have been acquired since 2004; and therefore, are relatively recent additions to our collection. Some of the highlights will include a very scarce chart of Casco Bay by J.F.W. DesBarres, a rare French edition of a classic map of the Americas by Petrus Bertius, published in the mid-seventeenth century, and a beautiful example of one of the earliest charts to focus on the New England coastline by J. van Keulen. Curated by John H. Lannon, Associate Director and Curator of Maps


Visitors are also permitted on portions of the ground floor, but will be asked to sign guestbook and leave any oversize bags in lockers. Photography is permitted without flash or tripods.


Gallery is open during regular Athenaeum hours: see website for a list of closings.


Full building tours of the Athenaeum for the public are available on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 3pm, free with advance reservation required. Call (617) 227-0270, ext. 221. Tours are limited in size, so book early.

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