The mapping of Cyprus 1485–188525 September 2015

A lecture by Ashley Baynton-Williams

Free admission | 18.15 Conference Centre British Library | 96 Euston Road London NW1 2DB

Organised by The British Library European and American Collections and the Cultural Section of the Cyprus High Commission under the auspices of the High Commissioner for the Republic of Cyprus, Euripides L. Evriviades

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The Mapping of Cyprus, 1485–1885

Friday 25 September | 18.15

Free | Conference Centre

The lecture will outline (and illustrate) the evolution of the mapping of Cyprus from late medieval times to the first years of the British period, describing the landmarks, the people and the events that shaped the mapping of the island over four centuries.

Ashley Baynton-Williams is a third generation map-dealer, researcher and author, based in London. Among his recent publications are The World at Their Fingertips: Eighteenth-century British Two-sheet Double-hemisphere World Maps co-published by the British Library, British Map Engravers: a dictionary of Engravers, Lithographers and their principal employers to 1850, co-authored with Lawrence Worms and The Curious Map Book, forthcoming, to be published by the British Library.

Image: Parijs, Silvester van, ‘Isola de Cipro’ Antwerp : Silvester van Parijs, [c. 1566]. Woodcut, 293 x 395 mm. : The British Library, Maps *47685.(13.): the only recorded example.

Attendance is free but registration is required. If you intend to come to the lecture please email Chris Michaelides: chris.michaelides@bl.uk and type Mapping of Cyprus in the subject line.

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