Event Information
Cumming Map Society Presents “More than Meets the Eye: Symbolic Messages Conveyed Through Maps”
Join the University Libraries and the Cumming Map Society for a talk by Margaret Beck Pritchard, distinguished cartographic scholar of colonial America and curator of prints, maps, and wallpaper at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. The talk follows a reception and viewing of Compasses, Cartouches, and Creatures: Exploring the Art of North Carolina Maps, an exhibition exploring how mapmakers used artistic and symbolic embellishments in historical maps.
- Date:
- Saturday, April 27, 2024
- Time:
- 10:00am - 12:00pm
- Location:
- Pleasants Family Assembly Room
- Venue:
- Wilson Library
- Categories:
- Friends of the Library Lectures, Readings and Talks Special Events
Contact
Jake Thompson
