January 14, London. Maps and Society lecture.*University of London PhD candidate*Nydia Pineda De Avila*(PhD Candidate, Queen Mary, University of London) will speak on “Experiencing Early Lunar Maps through an Eighteenth-Century Collection.”*Warburg Institute,*School of Advanced Study, University of London, Woburn Square, London WC1H OAB. 5:00 PM. Free admission.
January 19, Washington, DC. The authors of*Mapping the West with Lewis and Clark*(Levenger, 2015) will discuss their book.*“Ralph E. Ehrenberg, chief of the Library’s Geography and Map Division, and his co-author, Smithsonian Institution curator emeritus Herman J. Viola, retrace the expedition with more than 100 images reproduced in exquisite detail.” Library of Congress,*James Madison Memorial Building, 101 Independence Ave SE, Washington, DC 20050. Noon. Free admission.
January 26, New York. Andrew Kapochunas of LithuanianMaps.com will give a talk entitled “How*Maps and Map Collecting Helped an Immigrant Find His Place in the World.”*“Andrew will take attendees on a journey through time, beginning with the Grand Duchy of Lithuania in the 13th Century, and through space, as he discusses his struggle to find his place in the world.”*New York Public Library, Stephen A. Schwartzman Building, South Court: Classroom A, Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018. 6:30 PM. Free admission.
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January 19, Washington, DC. The authors of*Mapping the West with Lewis and Clark*(Levenger, 2015) will discuss their book.*“Ralph E. Ehrenberg, chief of the Library’s Geography and Map Division, and his co-author, Smithsonian Institution curator emeritus Herman J. Viola, retrace the expedition with more than 100 images reproduced in exquisite detail.” Library of Congress,*James Madison Memorial Building, 101 Independence Ave SE, Washington, DC 20050. Noon. Free admission.
January 26, New York. Andrew Kapochunas of LithuanianMaps.com will give a talk entitled “How*Maps and Map Collecting Helped an Immigrant Find His Place in the World.”*“Andrew will take attendees on a journey through time, beginning with the Grand Duchy of Lithuania in the 13th Century, and through space, as he discusses his struggle to find his place in the world.”*New York Public Library, Stephen A. Schwartzman Building, South Court: Classroom A, Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018. 6:30 PM. Free admission.
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