[BCMA] Media Tour Oct 4, First Printed World Map

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October 1, 2012

First Printed World Map in Envisioning the World

Victoria, BC - Media are invited to meet map collector Henry Wendt and hear about his favourites among the thirty rare maps in the special exhibition Envisioning the World: The First Printed Maps, 1472-1700.  These maps document our early attempts to grasp the shape, size and nature of the Earth and its surroundings.

The media tour will include a special Sanson/Jaillot 1696 printed map from the BC Archives that will also be on display, one of more than 178,000 maps, atlases and related drawings relating to the exploration, discovery and development of the province of British Columbia.

Date:   Thursday, October 4

Time: 9:00 am, Tim Willis welcomes media, introduces Henry Wendt
            9:05 am, Henry Wendt leads a tour of his favourite maps
            9:25 am, Lorne Hammond talks about the map from the BC Archives
            9:35 am, Tour concludes
            10:00 am, Exhibition opens to the public

Place: Royal BC Museum, 3rd Floor
            (please identify yourself as media at main entrance as this event is prior to opening)

Maps were one of the most coveted secrets of the world's grandest empires, promising wealth and power. This exhibition from the Wendt Collection features rare maps that were the product of centuries of human thought and scientific discovery, coinciding with the growth of humanism and the emergence of printing in the mid-1400s. This is the Canadian premiere of the exhibition from the Sonoma County Museum, California.

Additional interview time will be available with:

 *   Henry Wendt - Owner, Envisioning the World maps
 *   Dr. Lorne Hammond - Curator of History, Royal BC Museum
 *   Tim Willis - Director of Exhibitions and Visitor Experience, Royal BC Museum

The MP3 audio tour and 104-page exhibition catalogue will also be available to media before and after the tour.


Media contact:
Royal BC Museum
250-387-3207
news at royalbcmuseum.bc.ca


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