Alice Hudson
Treasured Maps: Celebrating The Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division

Friday, January 13, 2006
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM

Series Title:  Walt Whitman's New York

South Court Auditorium, Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, 5th Avenue and 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018-2788 (directions)

A companion to the exhibition of the same name, on view in the Edna Barnes Salomon Room from September 9, 2005 to April 9, 2006, this illustrated lecture will feature favorite maps and views of New York City, from Central Park to Astoria. Other remarkable maps from the exhibition will be discussed, to show how antiquarian maps of the Danube River and the Great Wall of China, for instance, increase our understanding of great historic events. In addition to enhancing your experience of the exhibition, the lecture will be a revealing glimpse into the half million maps in the Map Division.

Related Exhibition:  Treasured Maps: Celebrating The Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division

Cost:  Free

Program Information:
Celeste Bartos Education Center
These programs are free and open to the public, and are presented in the Library's South Court (enter from Astor Hall). Seats are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Rooms will be opened 10 minutes prior to the class beginning. For questions, send an e-mail to SouthCourt@nypl.org or call (212) 930-9284.