The first Map Day was held in the Laparelli Room at the Excelsior Hotel, Floriana on Sunday 27th May 2012 from 10.00am—12.00p.m.  

Dr Albert Ganado and Joseph Schirò present a copy of the catalogue German Malta Maps and a copy of The Early Maltese Cartographers to H.E. the President Dr George Abela at the Palace in Valletta on December 2011.  

22-25 September 2011 The Malta Map Society hosted The International Map Collectors’ Society (IMCoS) Malta International Symposium which was held on 22-25 September 2011. See page covering IMCoS Malta Symposium.

On 23 September 2011 the Hon. Min. Dr Mario Demarco officially opened the German Maps of Malta exhibition at the Maritime Museum in Vittoriosa mounted specially for the occasion of the 2011 IMCoS Malta International Symposium organised by the Malta Map Society. See page covering IMCoS Malta Symposium.

To commemorate the 2011 IMCoS Malta Symposium, MaltaPost issued a special cancellation stamp with the words MALTAPOST—PHILATELIC BUREAU—MALTA in a circle and with the logo of The Malta Map Society and IMCoS International Symposium at the centre.  

The sub-committee for the Helen Wallis Award of IMCoS unanimously selected Dr Albert Ganado as the 2011 recipient for the prestigious Helen Wallis Award, in recognition for his varied contributions to cartography which have earned him the respect of academics and collectors worldwide.

                        Ms Valerie Newby is the Vice-Chairman of The International Map Collectors Society (IMCoS). IMCoS was formed in 1980 and is a truly international organization for researchers, librarians, curators, experts and collectors around the world. She is also editor of the IMCoS Journal, The […]