Newsletter No 23

Titles of articles

Exploring places with maps

• Nederlands Scheepvaartmuseum, Amsterdam

Looks at books

• Everest — The man and the mountain, J. R. Smith
• Itineraria — Letteratura di viaggio e conoscenza del mondo dall'Antichità al Rinascimento, Vol. 2
• L'aventure cartographique, Jean Lefort

Map of the Season

• Plan de la Ville de Bruxelles et de ses environs, A map of Brussels edited by Vandermaelen, ca 1838

Pictures at an Exhibition

• Blauwdruk België - Blue print for Belgium,

Miscellaneous

• The Belgian contribution to the measurement of the 30th meridian arc in Africa
• The Mythical Mountains of Kong