{"id":1785207,"date":"2018-03-31T18:49:29","date_gmt":"2018-03-31T22:49:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/?p=1785207"},"modified":"2018-03-31T18:49:29","modified_gmt":"2018-03-31T22:49:29","slug":"art-of-the-spheres-at-the-osher-map-library","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2018\/03\/art-of-the-spheres-at-the-osher-map-library\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Art of the Spheres’ at the Osher Map Library"},"content":{"rendered":"
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From L. W. Yaggy, Yaggy’s Geographical Study: Comprising Physical, Political, Geological and Astronomical Geography<\/em> (1887). Map, 90.5 \u00d7 59 cm. Osher Map Library.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

An exhibition of astronomical maps and illustrations opened this week at the Osher Map Library<\/a>\u00a0in Portland, Maine.\u00a0Art of the Spheres: Picturing the Cosmos since 1600<\/em><\/strong><\/a> is, at least in its online version, divided into two categories: Works of Scientific Investigation<\/a> features chromolithographs<\/a> of various astronomical phenomena, the moon, planets and deep sky objects from The Trouvelot Astronomical Drawings<\/em> (1881); Popular and Pedagogic Works<\/a> includes celestial globes, charts and other graphical representations of the universe. Runs until 6 October.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

An exhibition of astronomical maps and illustrations opened this week at the Osher Map Library\u00a0in Portland, Maine.\u00a0Art of the Spheres: Picturing the Cosmos since 1600 is, at least in its online version, divided into two… More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"link","meta":{"autoblue_enabled":true,"autoblue_custom_message":"","autoblue_shares":[],"autoblue_post_url":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,3],"tags":[50,48,447],"class_list":["post-1785207","post","type-post","status-publish","format-link","hentry","category-antique-maps","category-astronomy","tag-exhibitions","tag-libraries","tag-osher","post_format-post-format-link"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1845280,"url":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2025\/12\/npr-on-the-osher-map-library\/","url_meta":{"origin":1785207,"position":0},"title":"NPR on the Osher Map Library","author":"Jonathan Crowe","date":"9 December 2025","format":"link","excerpt":"NPR\u2019s Weekend Edition Sunday had a segment on the Osher Map Library last Sunday.","rel":"","context":"In "Antique Maps"","block_context":{"text":"Antique Maps","link":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/category\/antique-maps\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":1787136,"url":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2019\/02\/osher-map-library-tv-segment\/","url_meta":{"origin":1785207,"position":1},"title":"Osher Map Library TV Segment","author":"Jonathan Crowe","date":"27 February 2019","format":"video","excerpt":"\ufeff News Center Maine, the news wing of Portland, Maine NBC affiliate WCSH, has a segment profiling the Osher Map Library.","rel":"","context":"In "Antique Maps"","block_context":{"text":"Antique Maps","link":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/category\/antique-maps\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":1703,"url":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2016\/04\/a-look-at-the-osher-map-library\/","url_meta":{"origin":1785207,"position":2},"title":"A Look at the Osher Map Library","author":"Jonathan Crowe","date":"22 April 2016","format":"link","excerpt":"Edgar Allen Beem's essay in the May\/June issue of\u00a0Humanities serves as a good introduction to the\u00a0Osher Map Library, a major map collection housed\u00a0at the University of Southern Maine in Portland. 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