The Rocky Mountain Map Society is a non-profit organization dedicated to the study and appreciation of maps and other items of cartographic interest. The Society was formed in 1991 and is based in Denver, Colorado.

Most meetings are held on Tuesday evenings at the Denver Public Library, 5th Floor, Gates Room, at 5:30 PM.



Announcing our 2012 Joint
Conference & Map Fair
Register now! Seating is limited.

Click to go to the Conference Web site.


Thompson North America Map
  July 26-27, 2012
Joint Conference

Rocky Mountain Map Society and Texas Map Society
"The Mapping of North America: The Westward Expansion"
At the University of Denver

This international confererence will feature many of the most eminent authorities in the field of historical cartography. We invite map lovers of all persuasions to join us for this special event.
(Pre-Registration required: register early; seating is limited.)

 
Past Map Fair
  July 28-29, 2012
The Map Fair of the West

At the Denver Public Library

 Click to go to the Map Fair Web site.

Sixteen international antiquarian map dealers from all over the world will be exhibiting thousands of rare authentic antique maps. Values range from a few dollars to six figures.
The Map Fair is open to the public. ($10 Admission)

RMMS MEMBERS AND THEIR GUESTS ONLY!

Home Visit and Reception -- June 26, 2012
Hosted by Peter and Julie Hughes
"The Hughes Family History Map Collection"

Hughes' photo

Private Reception - 6 PM
RMMS Members and
Their Guests Only

 

RMMS members Peter and Julie Hughes have a collection of antique maps that supports their family history research. All maps relate to where their families lived at the relevant time - England, Wales, France, Moravia, New England. These range from a small Mercator/Hondius map of the area near Calais ("Bolonia", 1608), to various county and strip maps for England and Wales, to a large 32-panel map of The Environs of London (Bowles & Dury, 1771) and an 1870 map of Bohemia/Moravia/Austria from Berlin.

The Hughes family also has the constellation maps from the Huntington Atlas Designed to Illustrate the Geography of the Heavens (1835), a gift from the First Mate of the ship Leland to Julie's great-great-grandmother when they sailed from Connecticut to Hawaii as medical missionaries in 1848. All maps are framed.

Light Refreshments and private viewing of the
Hughes Family History Map Collection

RMMS Members: login here for details

 

Regular RMMS Meetings -- 2012 -- Save the dates!

July 25, 2012

Field Trip -- The Pikes Peak Cog Railway
Pre-Registration Required

 

July 26-27, 2012

The Mapping of North America: The Westward Expansion
University of Denver Pre-Registration Required

 

July 28-29, 2012

Map Fair of the West
DPL Lower Level

 

August 28, 2012

RMMS TENTATIVE MEETING

 

Sept. 9-12, 2012

International Map Collectors' Symposium
Vienna, Austria

 

Sept. 27-29, 2012   

Society for the History of Discoveries Annual Meeting
Pasadena, California

 

Oct. 23, 2012

Norman Olsen, Mentor Software, Inc.
"Map Projections" [Title to be Finalized]
Norm is an expert on map projections and coordinate reference systems.

 

Nov. 13, 2012

Susan Schulten, University of Denver
"How Maps Became Modern: The Origins of Thematic Cartography in America"

 

Dec. 11, 2012

Christopher Lane, Philadelphia Print Shop West
"Maps at the Antiques Road Show"
Chris will tell us about what happens behind the scenes and describe several maps that he evaluated at the show.

 

January 29, 2013

Warren Andrews
"Making a Mine Map, Old Style"
Warren will present a paper on underground mapping and maps.

 

News and Outreach by RMMS Members

Map Record Publications announces the publication of
     The Last Great Cartographic Myth: Mer de l'Ouest
      A cartobibliography by RMMS Past President Don McGuirk
      This is a groundbreaking work, not just in terms of being the first published cartobibliography
      covering the Mer de l'Ouest, but also in terms of being the first cartobibliography published
      in electronic format.

Sherry Spitsnaugle announces the 2012 Western History Lectures at the Denver Public Library
     With discussions led by Wesley Brown and Christopher Lane

Susan Schulten announces her online publications on the Opinion Pages of the NY Times
     How a Map Divided Virginia
     Picturing Big Bethel: Examining the first battlefield map of the Civil War
     Mapping the Cotton Kingdom

Susan Schulten announces her Faculty Lecture: "A Nation in Maps" at the
      Arts, Humanities, Social Sciences, Lectures and Salons at the University of Denver
      Thursday May 10, 2012, at 4 PM
      To reserve a seat, e-mail the Humanities Institute
      "Explore the transformation of cartography in the 19th century when Americans
      began to use maps to make sense of a range of information, from epidemic disease
      and slavery to weather and census data."

30th IMCoS Symposium
      September 9-12, 2012 -- Vienna, Austria

53rd Annual Meeting of the Society for the History of Discoveries
      September 27-30, 2012 -- Pasadena California



 

 

 

 

 

 

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lorraine.sherry@comcast.net