A great 25th anniversary celebration!
Miami International Map Fair
February 3-4, 2018
In 2018, the Miami International Map Fair turned 25. The fair is the longest running map fair in the nation and was the first of its kind in the Western Hemisphere. We hope you enjoyed this unique event and invite you to join us 2019!
See photos from the 2018 Miami International Map Fair.
2018 Map Fair Dealers
Your favorite dealers were at the 2018 Miami International Map Fair. These outstanding exhibitors are the finest and most knowledgeable in their field. To keep in touch with a dealer, click the name to visit their websites and continue exploring the world of antique maps.
Alexandre Antique Prints, Maps & Books – Canada
Altea Gallery, London – United Kingdom
Antiquariat Reinhold Berg eK – Germany
Antique Maps and Atlases, LLC – United States
Antique Maps & Prints – Western Australia
Arader Galleries – United States
Ashman Antique Nautical Paper – United States
Barry Lawrence Ruderman Antique Maps, Inc. – United States
BICKERSTAFF’S Books, Maps &c. – United States
Boston Rare Maps – United States
Clive A. Burden, Ltd. – United Kingdom
Daniel Crouch Rare Books – United Kingdom
Geographicus Rare Antique Maps – United States
HJB Maps (Harlan J. Berk) – United States
High Ridge Books, Inc. – United States
Jo Ann & Richard Casten, Ltd. – United States
Jonathan Potter, Ltd. – United Kingdom
Martayan Lan Fine Antique Maps -United States
McDonough Fine Art – United States
Neatline Antique Maps – United States
New World Maps, Inc. – United States
Old World Auctions – United States
Paulus Swaen Internet Auction Gallery – United States
The Map House of London – United Kingdom
The Old Map Gallery, Inc. – United States
The Old Print Shop – United States
The Philadelphia Print Shop West – United States
Thomas Suarez Rare Maps – United Kingdom
In Memory of Marcia J. Kanner
HistoryMiami Museum wishes to remember the co-founder and Manager of the Miami International Map Fair for twenty years, Marcia J. Kanner, who passed away in 2017. Marcia was a devoted map enthusiast, Past Chair of the Board of Trustees and a great friend to HistoryMiami Museum. If you wish to honor her with a memorial gift, the family has requested that donations be made to the Marcia J. Kanner Memorial Fund. Please make your tribute gift here.
The 2018 Map Fair schedule:
Friday, February 2 (Full Access Weekend Registrants/Dealers Only)
5:30 pm – VIP Private Cocktail Reception and preview of Antillean Visions: Maps & the Making of the Caribbean at Lowe Art Museum.
Saturday, February 3
9 am -10 am – Map Fair VIP Preview (Full Access Weekend Registrants Only)
10 am – 5 pm – Map Fair open to the public
- Map Fair: Dealer Marketplace
- Free expert opinion (Limited to one map per visitor)
- 11 am – Speaker: Chet Van Duzer – Sea Monsters on Medieval and Renaissance Maps
- 3 pm – Speaker: Neal Asbury – Why I Collect Maps and What I Have Learned
- 5 pm – Map Fair closes
- 5 pm to 7 pm – VIP cocktail reception (Full Access Weekend Registrants Only)
Sunday, February 4
10 am – 4 pm – Map Fair open to the public
- Map Fair: Dealer Marketplace
- Free expert opinion (Limited to one map per visitor)
- 2 pm – Speaker: Neil Safier – From the Andes to the Amazon: A Librarian’s Life in Maps
- 4 pm – Map Fair closes
Full Access Weekend Registration
Museum Members: $75
Non-Members: $85
Includes Friday and Saturday VIP cocktail receptions, Saturday 9 am VIP Preview, lunch, weekend admission for Dealer Marketplace, expert opinions and expert presentations.
Daily Admission
HistoryMiami and Lowe Art Museum Members: $15
Non-Members: $20
University and High School Students w/valid school ID: $10 (at the door only)
Children: Ages 6-12 $5; under 6 Free
Includes single day admission to Dealer Marketplace, expert opinion and expert presentations.
The 2018 Map Fair Speakers
Chet Van Duzer
Published author, map historian, speaker and National Endowment for the Humanities-Mellon Fellow at the Library of Congress
Neal Asbury
Entrepreneur, published author, speaker, host of a nationally syndicated talk radio show, CEO of The Legacy Companies, Political advocate of free enterprise and avid map collector
Neil Safier, Ph.D
Beatrice and Julio Mario Santo Domingo Director and Librarian of the John Carter Brown Library and Associate Professor in the Department of History at Brown University, published author, researcher and historian
The Miami International Map Fair thanks our sponsors, partners and friends:
Lawrence J. Denmark
Richard Angotta – Maria Enriquez – Dennis and Carolyn Gurtz – High Ridge Books, Inc. – Tom and Lee Touchton – Cal Welch
