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Our Meeting Place

With the exception of field trips and special events, our regular meetings are held on the second Saturday of each month (except June, August and December) at the New York Public Library, Fifth Avenue & 42nd Street. Our meetings are open to the public, and there is no charge to attend. Our usual meeting place is the lower-level auditorium, accessible via stairway and elevator adjacent to the South Court Celeste Bartos Education Center classrooms.

        Show Library floor plan.

See our Newsletter for other map-related events in the New York City area that may be of interest to members. Contact the sponsoring organization for further details about these events.

NOTE: The New York Public Library provides meeting space to the New York Map Society, but the Society receives no financial support nor sponsorship from the Library. Likewise, the New York Map Society and the Mercator Society are entirely separate organizations, with no financial or other business ties between them. The New York Map Society is financially supported solely by dues paid by its members, and no elected officer is employed by the Library.

Saturday, September 11th, 2010 at 2:30 pm

The Mapping of Africa

Our guest speaker, map dealer Richard Betz, will demonstrate the changing nature of the depiction of Africa from earliest times to 1700. Special attention will be given to African map-making and non-European exploration of the continent by the peoples of the Indian Ocean. This will be followed by a presentation using maps of the European expansion into Africa beginning in 1415, plus a summary of the major cartographic models developed in the course of researching and analyzing all maps produced up to 1700.

See our Books page for details about Dr. Betz's book, The Mapping of Africa: A Cartobibliography of Printed Maps of the African Continent to 1700.

A recent Princeton University exhibition, To the Mountains of the Moon: Mapping African Exploration, 1541-1880 may be of related interest to the September program.

Saturday, October 9th, 2010 at 2:30 pm

George Washington's America: A Biography Through His Maps

Independent historian Barnet Schecter will describe some of the maps Washington owned and drew throughout his life. His collection included views of important cities—New York, Quebec, Savannah and others. In offering a broad view of Washington's lifelong focus on the terrain of North America, both rural and urban, Mr. Schecter will shed new light on the man and his times.

See our Books page for details about George Washington's America: A Biography Through His Map.

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Saturday, November 13th, 2010 at 2:30 & 3:30 pm
Field Trip to Princeton University Library

Strait Through: Magellan to Cook and the Pacific

Please join us as John Delaney, Princeton's Historic Map Collection and Exhibition Curator, leads us on a tour of the exhibition. This will be a joint event with the Washington Map Society, and space is limited to two groups of twenty. The tours will start at 2:30 and 3:30 pm. To reserve space, please RSVP to New York Map Society Secretary Heather Kinsinger at and be sure to state which tour you prefer.

Arrangements are being made for transportation between the Amtrak railroad station and the Library, with details to be announced shortly. In the meantime, please visit the Library's Exhibition website for more information.

NOTE: John Delaney's book, Strait Through: Magellan to Cook and the Pacific—An Illustrated History costs $27.50 (includes domestic shipping/handling), but will be offered to attendees at the reduced price of $20.00. This offer is valid only during our field trip. Please bring a check or cash to purchase the book (No phone or internet orders). View a few sample pages at the Library's Illustrated History Volume page.

Getting There

Get to the Library via New Jersey Transit, Amtrak and the local Dinky line. Dinky wends its way from Amtrak's Princeton Junction to the Princeton station at the edge of the campus. From there, it's a short walk to the Library. Princeton University's Travel Guide gives all the details.

Lodging

If you'd like to enjoy a night in Princeton before and/or after the meeting, you're in luck. See the University's Lodgings Page for suggestions—many within walking distance of the Library.

Anyone Hungry?

We're planning a post-exhibition dinner, with details to follow shortly.

Is that All?

Not a Chance! Princeton Town is beautiful and rich with cultural heritage, and there's plenty to do here. The Princeton Online web site has lots of information to help you find anything and everything from museums, to day trips, to restaurants.

Saturday, July 10th, 2010 at 2:30 pm

Our Fourth Annual Summertime Social

Once again, our guest speakers are you, our members and guests. Come, tell us about your special interests, and what you would like to see at future meetings. Then join us for post-meeting refreshments at the Oyster Bar in nearby Grand Central Terminal.

NOTE: This month, we meet in the South Court Celeste Bartos Education Center, Classrooms A & B―See Library floor plan link at top of this page.