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</v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><img width=266 height=144 style='width:2.7708in;height:1.5in' src="cid:image004.jpg@01D38BCA.BEC25DA0" align=left hspace=12 alt="RMMS_Logo_Color_832121_600pix_3_inches_wide copy.tif" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_2"><![endif]><span style='font-size:16.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Elephant",serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%'>The Rocky Mountain Map Society is a non-profit organization dedicated to the study and appreciation of maps and other items of cartographic interest. The Society was formed in 1991 and is based in Denver, Colorado.</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Elephant",serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:right'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Elephant",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><h1><span style='font-size:20.0pt;color:#C45911'>Tuesday, January 16, 2018 – Vincent Szilagyi: “The Scramble for Africa: Colonial Africa Explored through Maps and Artwork”<o:p></o:p></span></h1><h1 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:20.0pt;color:#C45911'><o:p> </o:p></span></h1><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td width=253 valign=top style='width:189.9pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><img width=217 height=224 style='width:2.2604in;height:2.3333in' id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image003.jpg@01D38BC9.D8D8F1A0" alt="Szilagyi_photo"><b><span style='font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#C45911'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><b><span style='font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#C45911'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><b><span style='font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#C45911'>Vincent Szilagyi<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><b><span style='font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#C45911'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#C45911'>5:30 PM at Denver Public Library, 5<sup>th</sup> Floor, Gates Room – <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#C45911'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#C45911'>Free and open to the Public<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td><td width=385 valign=top style='width:288.9pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellpadding=0 width=373 style='width:279.55pt'><tr style='height:321.0pt'><td width=4 valign=top style='width:2.65pt;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;height:321.0pt'></td><td width=363 valign=top style='width:272.4pt;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;height:321.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='color:black'>In 1870, only 10% of Africa was under European control; by World War I, 90% percent of the continent was controlled by European Powers. This rapid expansion of Colonial power was unprecedented; it was tremendously important for Africans, Europeans and the world as a whole. </span>The history of the Scramble is a fascinating tale, and one best explored through maps. The maps of Africa from this time period are renowned for their accuracy, utility and beauty, all of which are self-evident when you see them yourself. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=X-NONE>Vincent graduated from the University of Denver </span>in 2013 with Degrees in History, Political Science and Geography. His senior thesis concerned the mapping of Central Africa and the Nile River in the 1850s to 1870s and the impacts this had on the nascent academic disciplines of Geography and Geology. After graduating, Vincent indulged his passion for maps by working at the Philadelphia Print Shop West in Cherry Creek, one of the Nation’s premier antique map and print galleries. He now works as a Research Archivist at the Cable Center in Denver, Colorado.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Many USGS maps and road maps will be available (for free!) to RMMS members Tuesday evening.<o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>