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Worldly Treasures - A Fifth Anniversary Celebration (Mailer), Osher Map Library And Smith Center For Cartographic Education
Worldly Treasures - A Fifth Anniversary Celebration (Mailer), Osher Map Library And Smith Center For Cartographic Education
Osher Map Library Miscellaneous Publications
Worldly Treasures - A Fifth Anniversary Celebration (Mailer / Handbill for the Celebration)..
October 4, 1999 - March 24, 2000
What Makes a Map a Treasure? by Dr. Harold L. Osher (Monday, Oct. 4, 1999).
Marking OML's fifth anniversary, this exhibition displays a broad selection of its cartographic treasures. 'Treasure' is defined both literally (by value to collectors) and metaphorically (by intellectual value).
Celebrating The Portuguese Communities In America: A Cartographic Perspective (Exhibit Guide), Osher Map Library And Smith Center For Cartographic Education
Celebrating The Portuguese Communities In America: A Cartographic Perspective (Exhibit Guide), Osher Map Library And Smith Center For Cartographic Education
Osher Map Library Miscellaneous Publications
Celebrating the Portuguese Communities in America: A Cartographic Perspective (Exhibit Guide).
February 23, 1999 - May 8, 1999
Although numerous countries and individuals were involved in the exploration and mapping of the Americas, it was the Portuguese who set the stage during the fifteenth century for the ensuing discoveries in the New World. Portuguese-born and sponsored explorers played a significant role, especially in charting a route around the southern tip of South America; in exploring and exploiting the waters bordering the northeast coast of North America; and in exploring the Pacific Coast of North America.