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The newspaper of The Johns Hopkins University March 24, 2008 | Vol. 37 No. 27
 
Map Display at MSEL Provides Window to Baltimore's Past

Part of the Baltimore Festival of Maps, the MSEL exhibit includes this map of the Baltimore Harbor prepared in 1916 for the Harbor Board of Baltimore.

By Pamela Higgins
Sheridan Libraries

Baltimore City's straight-line boundaries, vertical orientation and variety of water features are the perfect elements for great graphical presentation. Baltimore: A Cartographer's Delight features maps from the Sheridan Libraries' extensive collection of more than 215,000 maps. Part of the Baltimore Festival of Maps, the exhibit opens Wednesday, March 26, on the M-Level of Homewood's Milton S. Eisenhower Library and runs through Aug. 18.

On display are maps dating from the mid-19th to the 20th century, highlighting the city's growth and development and its rail and trolley systems. Also featured are early design plans for Johns Hopkins' East Baltimore and Homewood campuses.

"We are delighted to provide insights into Baltimore's rich history through our selection of city maps," said exhibition curator James Gillispie, head of the Government Publications/Maps/Law Library at the Sheridan Libraries. "And we have just launched a Web site to provide a guide to all of our historic maps, with an emphasis on maps relating to Maryland," he said. The collection, at www.library.jhu.edu/collections/specialcollections/maps/ind ex.html includes road, tourist and topographical maps.

The Baltimore Festival of Maps runs through June 8 with more than 45 exhibitions, tours, performances, lectures, workshops and films. For a schedule, go to www.BaltimoreFestivalofMaps.com.

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