Sixth Biennial Virginia Garrett Lectures on the History of Cartography
Friday, October 3, 2008
The Sixth Biennial Virginia Garrett Lectures meets in conjunction with the fall meetings of the Texas Map Society, the Philip Lee Phillips Society and the Council of North American Map Societies on October 3-5, 2008 and the Society for the History of Discoveries on October 5-7, 2008.
Exhibitions at the Amon Carter Museum, Fort Worth and the UT Arlington Virginia Garrett Cartography History Library will be mounted for the lectures.
Focused on the theme, "Revisualizing Westward Expansion: A Century of Conflict, 1800-1900," the Virginia Garrett Lectures consists of map presentations by world class scholars, authors, and collectors. Also included in the program are exhibition openings and a reception at the Amon Carter Museum.
