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Donation to the Faculty of Arts Library from the Malta Map Society

The Malta Map Society (MMS) President, Mr Joseph Schirò, together with Dr Ritienne Gauci, Senior Lecturer from the Department of Geography and Ms Bernadine Scicluna, Principal Curator at MUŻA, who are also MMS Committee members, held a cordial meeting with Professor Dominic Fenech, Dean of the Faculty of Arts on 11 December 2024, during which […]

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The aims of the Society are to support, encourage and disseminate the study and preservation of maps, with a particular emphasis on early maps. The Society is an independent, voluntary, non-profit organization.

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Prime Meridian

In 1880 international agreement was reached to accept the longitude of Greenwich, England as the Prime Meridian from which all sea time is measured. Prior to that England, Spain and France had their own Meridians through the Azores, Paris and London. Some early sea charts included all three Meridians on their surface.

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