Documenting a frontier: spectacular hand-painted fabric maps of Burma

Cambridge University Library welcomes you to 'Documenting a frontier' - an opporturtunity to view some spectacular manuscript maps of Burma dating from the 1860s, alongside rare early photographs of the region from the Royal Commonwealth Society's collection.

 

 

Map of Maingnyaung region (Cambridge University Library, MS.Plans.R.C.1)

The event forms part of the University of Cambridge's Festival of Ideas (event 66) and takes place on Saturday afternoon, 26th October 2013 in the Map Room, Cambridge University Library. Ticketed entry is at three times: 1:30pm - 2:15pm, 2:30pm - 3:15pm and 3:30pm - 4:15pm.

Please book your place online at: www.cam.ac.uk/festival-of-ideas or by phoning: 01223 766766 (lines open Monday-Friday , 10am - 4.30pm)

Event URL:  http://www.cam.ac.uk/festival-of-ideas/events-and-booking/documenting-a-frontier
For more information about the event, please email: rcs@lib.cam.ac.uk or phone: 01223 333146

Mapping India

 
http://www.niyogibooks.com/mapping-india.html

Dr. Manosi Lahiri, founder of ML Infomap and author of the excellent new book Mapping India published by Niyogi Books, will be in London soon giving two lectures. On Monday October 15th she will address the Royal Geographical Society with a lecture entitled 'Five centuries of mapping India' (see http://www.rgs.org/whatson/london+lectures/monday+night+lectures.htm) and on Wednesday the 17th she speaks at the Nehru Centre (see http://www.nehrucentre.org.uk/events/details/article/an-audiovisual-presentation-on-the-book-mapping-india-dr-manosi-lahiri.html.).