We have commented in these pages on the great privilege it was to exhibit some of the Library’s beautiful charts of the Chesapeake Bay at the Library of Virginia for the Vorhees Lecture of the Fry-Jefferson Map Society.  The lecture took place last Saturday Mar. 31, and we worked diligently last week to select examples [...]

Lately many of my blog posts have been about maritime news, particularly the Costa Concordia disaster.  While these stories are very important, I am pleased to be able to share with you readers some exciting news.  The Mariners’ Museum Library has been granted the great honor of displaying some of our rare maps and charts at [...]