BEGIN:VCALENDAR METHOD:PUBLISH VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:-//NONSGML Sandhills Development\, LLC//NONSGML Sugar Calendar Fe eds v3.4.0//EN X-WR-CALNAME:Mapping Colonial New England in Manuscript and Print X-WR-CALDESC:Portland Downtown X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 DTSTART:20230328T053000 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 DTSTART:20230328T053000 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Mapping Colonial New England in Manuscript and Print DESCRIPTION:FUNDRAISER TO BENEFIT PRESERVATION OF TATE HOUSE\nTate House Museum is having a fundraiser on the evening of September 26\, 2023 fro m 5:30 to 8:30 PM to benefit preservation of the historic Tate House. Th e event is generously hosted by the Osher Map Library and Smith Center f or Cartographic Education. Guests will have the opportunity to privately view rare historic maps and globes from the library’s collections gui ded by Professor Matthew Edney\, Osher Chair \;in the History of Car tography. Professor Edney will cap off the evening with an entertaining and informative talk\, “Mapping Colonial New England in Manuscript and Print.” This illustrated lecture will explore the complex interplay i nvolved in the mapping of colonial New England among politicians\, admin istrators\, military officers\, scholars\, land owners\, and the public on both sides of the Atlantic.\nThe event features a wine and cheese rec eption with expansive views of Portland from the 7th floor of the Glickm an library followed by map and globe viewing\, and culminates with the m apping lecture and a dessert reception.\nIn describing the evening\, Tat e House Museum Executive Director Holly K. Hurd says “This is a not-to -be-missed opportunity to view the exquisite space and impressive collec tion of rare maps at Maine’s premier map library while supporting pres ervation of the 1755 Tate House. We are excited to partner with the Oshe r Map Library to bring colonial mapping history to life for the Greater Portland community!”\nA special auction and raffle of reproduction pri nts from Tate House Museum’s collections offer guests the chance to ta ke home their very own piece of history. Supporters can participate in t he auction or raffle without being present at the event. Map lovers seek ing a framed facsimile \;of a rare 1720 map of Casco Bay by English cartographer Cyprian Southack can bid online until 7:00 pm the night of the event. Supporters can buy raffle tickets online or in person to win one of two reproduction prints. The first is A Plan of Ancient Portland (then known as Falmouth) ~ Circa 1688 ~ With Additions of Later Points o f Historic Interest \;by Ray Gailey. Engraved by James H. Gallagher and published by R. H. Gailey in 1946\, this map comes in a handsome per iod-style frame and depicts early Portland\, South Portland\, Cape Eliza beth\, and the island of Casco Bay. \;The second is “Night\,” a charming and whimsical\nengraving by William Hogarth. First published in 1738 as part of a four-part series\, The Four Times of Day\, “Night is a caricature depicting the chaos-filled city streets of London afte r dark. This print comes with a $100 gift certificate that can be used t oward framing.\nIn addition to the Osher Map Library\, our generous spon sors include: The National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in t he State of Maine\, Linda Bean’s Perfect Maine\, Grapheteria Custom Fr aming\, Matrix Absence Management\, Preservation Timber Framing\, Barba &\; Wheelock Architects\,\nand Casco Bay Frames &\; Gallery.\nThe event will take place at the Osher Map Library\, 314 Forest Avenue in Po rtland\, with registration and wine/cheese reception starting at 5:30 pm . Fundraiser tickets are limited and offered at $75 per person. They may be purchased online at  \;www.tatehouse.org. \;Parking is avail able nearby at the\nUniversity of Southern Maine garage for $4/hr.\nFMI: contact Holly K Hurd\nhkhurd@tatehouse.org\n207-774-6177\nTate House Mu seum\n1267 Westbrook Street\nPortland ME 04102 URL;VALUE=URI:https://portlandmaine.com/events/mapping-colonial-new-engl and-in-manuscript-and-print/ UID:urn:uuid:83d4e640-c506-4ec2-ba1b-474512bfb9dc STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER: DTSTAMP:20260501T000941Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230926T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230926T203000 LOCATION:314 Forest Ave\, Portland\, Maine 04101\, US END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR