Boston Map Society
About the Boston Map Society
The Harvard Map Collection is home to the Boston Map Society. The society was formed in 1994 to bring together people with an interest in collecting, studying, using, and preserving maps. Membership is open to everyone and includes map collectors, curators, dealers, and individuals with a general interest in maps.
Upcoming programs and events include various topics related to cartography and are open to the public. Topics at Past Events have included fire insurance maps and their digital reformatting, our annual "Map Bazaar" where members bring in maps from their collections for identification, a historical survey of the early maps and charts of Japan, openings for the Harvard Map Collection's map exhibits, and a presentation on cartographic methods from 1940 to the present.
Membership
Members of the Boston Map Society support the continued activities of the Society and participate in special events and programs. Yearly membership dues are as follows:
- Member - $25
- Sustaining Member - $50
- Patron - $100
- Des Barres Society - $250
- John Bonner Society - $500
- Carleton Society - $1000
To join, please download a Boston Map Society Membership Application/Renewal 
and mail it to the address below. Or to receive a membership application by mail, please send your name and address to:
David Cobb, Curator of the Harvard Map Collection
Harvard College Library
Harvard Map Collection
Cambridge, MA 02138
Tel: 617-495-2417
Fax: 617-496-0440
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