[KS] Korean maps in the 19th Century - Save the Date, November 20, 2009

[Nan Kim]

Dear all,

If I may put in a plug for the AGS (American Geographical Society) Library,
it's a wonderful resource and well worth a visit. The library houses one of
the largest cartographic collections in North America - roughly half a
million maps and atlases - which I've been told is second only to the
Library of Congress among American map libraries.

I also promised my colleague Angie Cope that I would send out a reminder
about fellowship opportunities: For US-based or international scholars with
an interest in cartography or historical geography, there is funding
available for short-term research trips. The next deadline for applications
is coming up soon at the end of October:
http://www4.uwm.edu/libraries/AGSL/fellowships.cfm

All best,
Nan

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From: <acope at uwm.edu>
Date: Wed, Oct 14, 2009 at 12:22 PM
Subject: [KS] Korean maps in the 19th Century - Save the Date, November 20,
2009
To: koreanstudies at koreaweb.ws

Save the Date!

"Korean maps in the 19th Century: the Korean National Treasure /Daedong
Yeojido/ at the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee."

You are invited to join UWM on *November 20, 2009* for a symposium being
held in the AGS Library.

The AGSL /Daedong yeojido/ will be on display along with other Korean maps
and photographs. Speakers for the day's events include:

 * Professor Gari Ledyard, Sejong Professor of Korean History
  Emeritus at Columbia University.
 * Professor Kihuk Kim, Department of Geography Education in Pusan
  National University. Current president of the Association of Old
  Korean Map Studies in Korea.
 * Mr. Gibong Lee, National Library of Korea, Rare Book Section.


*This event is jointly sponsored by the UWM School of Information Studies
(SOIS), UWM Libraries, Korean American University Professors Association
(KAUPA), the Map Society of Wisconsin, the UWM Center for International
Education (CIE) and the Consulate General of the Republic of Korea. More
information will be available in the coming weeks and posted at the AGS
Library website: www.uwm.edu/Libraries/AGSL



This announcement posted by Angie Cope

-- 
Nan Kim, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of History / University of Wisconsin -
Milwaukee
Milwaukee, WI 53201-0413 / Tel: (414) 229-3961 / ynkp at uwm.edu
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