PIE # 41 - Collecting Antique Maps

(18.04.2009) Manuel Urrizola

This presentation will cover: • History of maps • Printing techniques

• Decorative elements, iconography • Geographical misconceptions • Dating old maps • Appraising old maps • Why collect old maps? • Sources of old maps • A slide presentation will be accompanied by some actual antique printed maps from the 16th through 19th centuries. A bibliography will also be provided.