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Book launch Philippe Vandermaelen, Mercator de la jeune Belgique
Brussels,
BelgiumOrganisation: Royal Library of Belgium (KBR)In 1827, a young and wealthy merchant from Brussels with a great passion for geography published an Atlas Universel that was breathtaking in its ambition, boldness and innovation. The self-taught Philippe Vandermaelen became almost overnight one of the great cartographers of his time.
Marguerite Silvestre, historian and curator of collections of the Maps and Plans collection, is the main author of seven scientific inventories devoted to Philippe Vandermaelen and the Établissement géographique de Bruxelles.
The book
Philippe Vandermaelen, Mercator de la jeune Belgique (Vandermaelen VII),
Royal Library of Belgium, 2016, 568 p., ISBN : 978-2-87093-182-0, Price: EUR 52.00.Venue: Palais de Charles de Lorraine, Place du Musée 1, 1000 BruxellesTime schedule: 19.30Entry fee: This is a free event, but registration is required.URL: http://www.kbr.be/en/events/book-launch-philippe-vandermaele[...]
