Cartographic Encounters: Native Americans in the Exploration and Mapping of North America at the Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library, Saturday, October 4, 2014, 2 pm

John Rennie Short, Professor of Public Policy at the University of Maryland, will present the lecture “Cartographic Encounters: Native Americans in the Exploration and Mapping of North America,” Saturday, October 4 at 2 pm, at the Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library. In his talk, Professor Short outlines the role of indigenous people in the exploration and mapping of North America. Drawing on diaries and official reports, he demonstrates how Native American guides, informants, and mapmakers were essential to European and American exploration and mapping in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. This program is part of a series related to the Museum and Library’s collection of historic maps. It is free thanks to the generous sponsorship of the Ruby W. and LaVon P. Linn Foundation.

Professor of Public Policy at the University of Maryland, John Rennie Short is an expert on urban issues, environmental concerns, globalization, political geography and the history of cartography. He has studied cities around the world, and has lectured globally. He is the author of more than 30 books and numerous articles. He received his M.A. from the University of Aberdeen, UK in 1973 and his Ph.D. from the University of Bristol, UK in 1977. He was born in Stirling, Scotland.

The Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library is dedicated to presenting exhibitions and programs on a wide variety of topics in American and fraternal history. The Museum is supported by the Scottish Rite Freemasons in the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction of the United States. The Museum is located at 33 Marrett Road in Lexington at the corner of Route 2A and Massachusetts Avenue. The Museum is open Wednesday through Saturday from 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Admission is free. For further information contact the Museum at (781) 861-6559. www.monh.org

Scottish Rite Masonic Museum and Library
33 Marrett Road
Lexington, MA 02421
781-861-6559
www.monh.org
Hours: Wednesday - Saturday, 10 am - 4:30 pm