THE BRITISH
RARE BOOK SOCIETY

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CATALOGUING MAPS AND CHARTS

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This is a course designed for those who wish to deal at a professional level in antique maps and charts - either in a full-time capacity, or as an adjunct to their other activities.

The fee for the course is anticipated to be in the region of £200 - £250 and is expected to be available from mid 2005. A full syllabus will be posted on this page as soon as possible.

The course will be broken up into several separate units, each of which will include some kind of assignment, piece of coursework, or element of active participation - and each of which must be successfully completed before moving on to the next unit. There will be a final test at the end to ensure that the lessons have been satisfactorily assimilated. Any help you may need will be available either from a Rare Book Society administrator or direct from the writer of the course by e-mail correspondence.

This course will be compiled by Ashley Baynton-Williams, editor and frequent contributor to MapForum (both in its printed form and in its earlier online existence). A third-generation mapseller - baynton-williams.com - specialising in broadsheet maps and with an unrivalled reputation in the trade - and a consultant to major collections and auction-houses. Author of Town and City Maps of the British Isles 1800-1855 (1992). His principal research interest is the history of map publishing in the British Isles to 1800.

The course will be delivered by means of password access to hidden areas of the website. To see how this works, simply use the password - interested - to access the details of how to register page. You will be kept informed and notified as soon as formal applications begin to be processed.

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