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October 12, 2021, Filed Under: Art, Featured1, Meet the Staff

Q & A: Registrar Ester Harrison

Ester Harrison

When you see a favorite work of art on display in a traveling exhibition, do you ever wonder about its journey to that point? Under ideal conditions, it is a lengthy process involving museum staff and vendors from around the world. However, during a global pandemic, the role of a… read more 

January 14, 2020, Filed Under: Books + Manuscripts, Conservation, Digital Collections, Featured1

Seeing stars in the Blaeu World Map

Detail of Joan Blaeu map.

A fascinating project to preserve and display the iconic 1648 Dutch world map is now underway. In previous blog posts, we revealed the history of the Nova Totius Terrarum Orbis Tabula (Blaeu World Map) and the family of cartographers, globe makers, printers, and publishers who created it. We also have… read more 

January 10, 2020, Filed Under: Conservation, Digital Collections, Featured1

How a famed astronomer paved the way for the Blaeu World Map

Explore the Harry Ransom Center, search digital collections, or plan your visit. A Q & A with Dr. Bruce Hunt about the Blaeu World Map In recent blog posts, we examined the science behind the Blaeu World Map and took a deep dive into the conservation in progress to prepare… read more 

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