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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@01D4DE3D.965B3C80" align=left hspace=12 alt="RMMS_Logo_Color_832121_600pix_3_inches_wide copy.tif" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_2"><![endif]><a name="_Hlk2258894"></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2258894'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;color:#C45911'><o:p></o:p></span></span></h1></td><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2258894'></span><td width=335 valign=top style='width:251.5pt;padding:0in 5.75pt 0in 5.75pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2258894'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2258894'>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.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2258894'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2258894'>Visit us at </span><a href="http://www.RMmaps.org/"><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2258894'>www.RMmaps.org/</span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2258894'></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2258894'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2258894'></span><h1 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2258894'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#C45911'><o:p> </o:p></span></span></h1></td><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2258894'></span></tr></table><h1 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2258894'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;color:#C45911'><o:p> </o:p></span></span></h1><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td width=623 valign=top style='width:467.5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'><h1 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2258894'><span style='font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#C45911'>Tuesday, April 9, 2019 – Michael Buehler – “Why the Map Trade Still Matters in the Age of the Internet”<o:p></o:p></span></span></h1></td><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2258894'></span></tr></table><h1 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2258894'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;color:#C45911'><o:p> </o:p></span></span></h1><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='border-collapse:collapse'><tr style='height:379.35pt'><td width=264 valign=top style='width:198.3pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:379.35pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:12.75pt;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2258894'><a name="_Hlk2507921"><b><span style='font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#C45911'><img border=0 width=209 height=227 style='width:2.177in;height:2.3645in' id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image003.jpg@01D4D20C.3D22AC30"><o:p></o:p></span></b></a></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2258894'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2507921'><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#C45911'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2258894'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2507921'><span style='color:black'>Michael Buehler founded Boston Rare Maps in 2002. As a dealer he focuses on rare, important and unusual 18th- and 19th-century American maps and historical prints, and recently he has also developed an interest in “persuasive maps”. Michael has published articles and curated exhibitions on 18th- and 19th-century American mapmaking and is a regular public speaker. He is a governing board member of the American Historical Print Collectors Society, and was recently elected to membership in the American Antiquarian Society and the Grolier Club. </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2258894'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2507921'><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2258894'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2507921'><b>RMMS Members are invited</b> to the Annual Meeting of the Jedediah Smith Society in Lodi, CA, on March 30<sup>th</sup>, 10 AM – 3 PM. Presentation by Dr. Stephen Dow Beckham. Registration includes lunch and reception. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2258894'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2507921'></span></span><a href="http://jedediahsmithsociety.org/home/upcoming-events/"><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2258894'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2507921'>http://jedediahsmithsociety.org/home/upcoming-events/</span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2258894'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2507921'></span></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2258894'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2507921'><span style='font-size:10.5pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p></td><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2258894'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2507921'></span></span><td width=337 valign=top style='width:252.4pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:379.35pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2258894'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2507921'><span style='color:black'>It is no secret the internet has transformed the field of antiquarian map collecting, dealing and scholarship. In some ways the gains are profound: with a few keystrokes anyone can access a wealth of primary and secondary sources; buyers have hitherto undreamed-of access to material; and increased transparency is stabilizing prices. These gains come with costs, however, among them the changing relationship between map dealers and their clientele. In aggregate, this relationship has become more focused on “the deal” than on the development of a mutually-beneficial long-term partnership.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2258894'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2507921'><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2258894'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2507921'><span style='color:black'>And yet at its best the map trade offers a set of services that represent a unique “value proposition.” These include for example the discovery and restoration of maps, warrantying the maps brought to market, and the identification of new fields for collecting and research. This value proposition benefits collectors, institutions, scholars and dealers. And it is unlikely—at least any time soon—to be replicated by the internet.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2258894'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2507921'><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2258894'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2507921'>For more information, see </span></span><a href="https://bostonraremaps.com/"><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2258894'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2507921'>https://bostonraremaps.com/</span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2258894'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2507921'></span></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2258894'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2507921'><span class=MsoHyperlink><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2258894'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2507921'><span class=MsoHyperlink><o:p><span style='text-decoration:none'> </span></o:p></span></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2258894'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2507921'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#C45911'>5:30 PM at Denver Public Library <o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2258894'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2507921'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#C45911'>5<sup>th</sup> Floor, Gates Room <o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2258894'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2507921'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#C45911'>Free and open to the Public<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2258894'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2507921'><b><o:p> </o:p></b></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2258894'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2507921'><b>RMMS Members are invited</b> to the meeting of the Oregon-California Trail Association (OCTA) at the Loveland Museum on Saturday, April 20<sup>th</sup> , 2-4 PM. Presentation by Ken Jessen. Free and open to the public.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2258894'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2507921'></span></span><a href="http://www.rmmaps.org/OCTA%20Meeting%20announcement%204-20-19.pdf"><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2258894'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2507921'>http://www.rmmaps.org/OCTA%20Meeting%20announcement%204-20-19.pdf</span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2258894'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2507921'></span></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2258894'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2507921'> <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2258894'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2507921'></span></span><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2258894'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2507921'><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p></td><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2258894'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk2507921'></span></span></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>