This class presents a display of original antique maps. There will also be a talk describing the variety of antique maps published in the 18th and 19th century such as pictorial maps, thematic maps, geographic maps and political maps. Question and answer as time permits. Focus is on how these maps bridge the past and present.

Carol Spack MCP ’81 is an antique map collector and specialist. Her approach to antique maps includes an interest in land use and urban planning, art history and criticism, legal issues and cartography.