Theodore de Bry's Adam & Eve Engraving from India Occidentalisby Luke Vavra
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Theodore de Bry's Adam & Eve Engraving from India Occidentalisby Luke Vavra
Please allow us to introduce Luke Vavra, a guest contributor who has shared with Old World Auctions his research on the engravings from Part I of Theodore de Bry’s India Occidentalis. He has divided his research into four separate parts, which we will share with you over the coming months.
Now retired, Luke Vavra founded Cartographic Arts in 1976, selling maps, globes, and scientific instruments related to using and making maps. During his years as a dealer, Luke amassed one of the best collections of early Virginia maps, plans of DC, and charts of the Atlantic Ocean of any US dealers. Luke officially “closed shop” in 2010 and focused on other interests. We are honored to share the work of such a highly-esteemed professional in the map trade.
This first article gives an in-depth review of the engraving of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden that serves as the first plate in Part I.
January 15-16 (Paris) : The annual conference of the Société d'études anglo-américaines des XVIIe et XVIIIe siècles has adopted the theme "Cartes et cartographie dans le monde anglophone aux 17e et 18e siècles." This symposium will be held at the Université Paris-Diderot and will feature Max Edelson, University of Virginia, as the keynote speaker. Click here for more information.
January 16 (San Francisco, CA) : The The Bay Area Map Group of the California Map Society will hold a series of virtual lectures, including a talk on "4 Key Steps to Confirm the Authenticity of a Map" by Old World Auctions' own Eliane Dotson. Susan Schulten will be the keynote speaker and will present "Historic Maps that Trace the Evolution of Gerrymandering." Click here for more information and to register.
January 21: The Chicago Map Society will have a meeting at 7:00 PM. Michael Flaherty will speak about "Short History of Map Measuring Devices." Click here for more information.
January 21 : The Thirtieth Series of “Maps and Society” lectures in the history of cartography will be a virtual meeting (Zoom). Dr Radu Leca (Postdoctoral Research Associate, Heidelberg University, Germany) will discuss "Bathymetric Maps of Tokyo Bay: A Transnational History." Click here to register for this free event.
January 27 - February 10: Old World Auctions presents sale 181, which goes online January 27 and closes on February 10. There will be around 800 lots of fine maps, charts, atlases, decorative prints, illuminated manuscripts, books, and historical documents. With maps from every corner of the world, nearly half of the lots estimated below $250, and dozens of items listed at NO RESERVE, there are items to fit every interest and budget.
January 30: The Boston, California, Chicago, New York, Philip Lee Phillips, Rocky Mountain, Texas, and Washington Map Societies are offering two virtual lectures via Zoom from 2:00 - 4:00 PM Eastern Time. John Hessler will speak about "Algorithmic Democracy: Supercomputers, NP-hardness & the New Science of Gerrymandering". Jeanne Nielsen Clelland will speak about "What Can Mathematics Tell Us About Fairness for Redistricting?" Click here to register for this free lecture.
February 9 (Denver, CO): The Rocky Mountain Map Society is hosting Helen Davies, who will speak about her research on the Vercelli mappa mundi. Dr. Helen Davies will discuss the medieval Mappae Mundi tradition with a particular emphasis on the Vercelli Map. Click here for more information.
February 10-14: The Virtual Miami International Map Fair will feature over 30 map dealers from around the world. Their offerings include maps, prints, books, atlases, and ephemera. The fair also offers several virtual lectures. The fair is free to attend. Click here to visit the fair.
Many more map-related events are listed on John Docktor's "Cartography Calendar of Meetings and Events." Please check his list here: http://docktor.com/meeting.htm.
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