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Summer 2010 - Busy Times at Jonathan Potter Limited

Despite the sunny, warm, holiday weather that London has been experiencing over the past few weeks, we at Jonathan Potter Limited have been very busy with all things cartographic.

Antique Maps at the National Geographic London Store, Regent Street

We are delighted to be exhibiting a selection of antique maps highlighting the history of map making at National Geographic's Regent Street Store in London from July 19th until August 31st.

We hope that you will be able to visit the store (perhaps combined with a visit to our own gallery at 125 New Bond Street) to enjoy the exhibition and see the many other exciting wares that the National Geographic London Store has to offer.

Further details about the store are on their website.

The exhibition was officially opened with a reception on the evening of Tuesday July 20th.

The World Encompassed - a display cabinet at the National Geographic London Store with our original antique maps.

Jonathan in conversation with visitors to the exhibition. The maps displayed here are reproductions available from the National Geographic London Store.

Guests at the exhibition's opening reception.

Our very own Lindy Mackie with Jenny Harvey, who is busy making arrangements for the forthcoming IMCoS (International Map Collectors' Society) Symposium, to be held in London this October. Further details are available via IMCoS.

Convivial guests at the exhibition opening.

Some of the international visitors to the National Geographic London Store.

Guests enjoying the maps on display.

Open Lectures In conjunction with our exhibition at the National Geographic London Store, Jonathan will present two short lectures at the store - Four Hundred Years of Printed Maps. The lectures are open to all, and will be held Wednesday July 28th at 6.30pm and Thursday August 19th at 6.30pm. Both lectures will take place at the National Geographic London Store on Regent Street. Further details are available on the store's website.   Helen Wallis Award - Presented to Jonathan Potter Jonathan was honoured with the International Map Collectors' Society Helen Wallis Award earlier this year - a distinction rarely granted outside academic circles.

Jonathan was presented the award by some of the IMCoS team at this year's IMCoS dinner in June - he is shown here with Tony Campbell (chairman of the award selection committee), Sarah Tyacke and Hans Kok.

Maps and Society Lectures at the Warburg Institute Jonathan Potter limited is pleased to co-sponsor the coming season of Maps and Society Lectures at the Warburg Institute in London. Further details may also be found on our Events page.