Inaugural San Francisco Map Fair September 14-16
- by Bruce E. McKinney
A new event for the map field
This September, in San Francisco, the 1st Annual San Francisco Map Fair will be held at the Regency Center, beginning Friday September 15th from 5:00 pm to 7:30 pm, continuing Saturday the 16th 10:00 am to 5:00 pm, and on Sunday the 17th from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm. This event is sponsored by the History in your Hands Foundation, a non-profit organization with a mission to provide classrooms with objects to help foster a more enriched learning experience.
Lectures, three altogether, are being sponsored by the California Map Society. A link to the full schedule of events is provided at the end of this article.
Currently 20 exhibitors are signed up.
Alexandre Antique Prints, Maps & Books Toronto, Canada
Antiquariat Reinhold Berg Regensburg, Germany
Arader Galleries San Francisco, California
Barry L. Ruderman Antique Maps La Jolla, California
Bonhams San Francisco, California
Boston Rare Maps, Inc. Southampton, Massachusetts
Geographicus Brooklyn, New York
Guerrilla Cartography Oakland, California
Far West Maps & Books Cheyenne, Wyoming
Harlan J. Berk, Ltd. Chicago, Illinois
High Ridge Books, Inc. South Deerfield, Massachusetts
Old Imprints Portland, Oregon
Old Map Gallery Denver, Colorado
Neatline Antique Maps San Francisco, California
New World Maps, Inc. Lake Worth, Florida
Prints Old and Rare Pacifica, California
Sandra & John Berryman Fine Books Ormond Beach, Florida
The Old Print Shop New York, New York
The Philadelphia Print Shop Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Todd P. Cooper Antique Maps & Prints Yorba Linda, California
The fair is being held at:
The Regency Center
In the Lodge on the 3rd Floor
1290 Sutter Street
San Francisco, California 94109
The show has a dedicated website: www.sanfranciscomapfair.com
The promoter is Sammy Berk and his email: sammy@hjbltd.com