Charting New Discoveries of the Manuscript Map of the Dagua River Region
February 13th, 11am EST
The Library of Congress holds the Manuscript Map of the Dagua River Region within the Geography and Map collection. This unique map depicts a remote gold mining frontier in today's Colombia. Created in 1764, the map highlights the Dagua River which connected the Spanish colonial town of Cali to the Pacific port of Buenaventura. A historical investigation of the map allows us to unearth stories about African resilience, resistance, adaptation, entrepreneurship, and survival in the periphery of the Spanish empire. A scientific examination of this map further draws back the curtain on how this large watercolor map was assembled using pigments and paper from across the empire.
Please join us as associate professor Juliet Wiersema from the University of Texas, San Antonio and preservation scientist Meghan Hill from the Library of Congress, Preservation Division share results from their collaborative analysis of this spectacular watercolor map from the Library's collection.
You can attend in-person at the Library of Congress, James Madison Building, West Dining Hall (LM 621) or you can attend virtually. Registration for the virtual lecture can be found here: https://loc.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/7817065615337/WN_w6RKd7euT9GoQEvmDUBiXg
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Amelia Parks
Preservation Education Specialist
Library of Congress
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