Our Newsletter No 46 has been published in May 2013.
19 October 2013
Excursion to the map collection of prince Emmanuel de Croÿ (1718-1784)
Valenciennes, France
Organizer: BIMCC and Bibliothèque de Valenciennes
Valenciennes’ library is housed in a nice eighteenth century building which belonged to a Jesuit college created during the Spanish period. Among other treasures, this library houses the collections of Emmanuel de Croÿ who was a prince of the Holy Empire, but also led a military career in France where he received the grade of marshal. A learnt gentleman interested in science and in all the new discoveries of the eighteenth century, he collected books and maps; these were seized in his chateaus near Valenciennes during the Revolution.
At 14.00. The visit will be guided, in French, by Marie-Pierre Dion, Director of the Library, who researched the life of Emmanuel de Croÿ; ad-hoc translation into English will be provided to those members requiring assistance. More details will be provided in the May 2012 BIMCC Newsletter.
To register, please fill the 'Registration form' before 7 October 2013.
The Brussels Map Circle
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