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Prior Years — Maps

MAPPING the ARMENIAN HIGHLAND with MATTHEW KARANIAN ~ Thursday, December 8, 2022 ~ On Zoom/YouTube

MAPPING the ARMENIAN HIGHLAND with MATTHEW KARANIAN ~ Thursday, December 8, 2022 ~ On Zoom/YouTube

Author and lawyer Matthew Karanian discusses how a series of maps that his great uncle Mardiros Kheranian produced one century ago encouraged Matthew's own research of ancient Armenia, and guided him along the way. Matthew has published several books about Armenia.

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GAS BALLOONS, EMPERORS, and ARMENIAN MAPMAKERS: A Cartographic Journey through the Library of Congress' Collections ~ Thursday, December 15, 2022 ~ Hybrid Event

GAS BALLOONS, EMPERORS, and ARMENIAN MAPMAKERS: A Cartographic Journey through the Library of Congress' Collections ~ Thursday, December 15, 2022 ~ Hybrid Event

With over 5.5 million maps, the Library of Congress holds the world’s largest cartographic collection. In this illustrated lecture, the Library’s Armenian and Georgian Area Specialist Dr. Khatchig Mouradian tells the stories behind a selection of maps of Armenia or by Armenian cartographers that have made their way into this collection, taking us through a journey across the globe and over the centuries.

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