Join UK Libraries' King Library Press for the Spring 2025 Book Arts Weekend with artist Virginia McClure. 

McClure will offer a free public lecture and lead a hands-on workshop on Waldseemüller’s Map. Published in 1507 by German cartographer Martin Waldseemüller, it is the first European map to use the name “America” for the newly-discovered lands across the Atlantic. Waldseemüller was also the first cartographer to produce a printed globe.

Reprinting Waldseemüller’s Map
FREE PUBLIC LECTURE
April 11  |  7pm  |  M.I. King Library, Great Hall

McClure will reflect on and discuss the history of Waldseemüller’s Map, along with the monumental task of reprinting the map using letterpress methods. A catered reception will precede the lecture beginning at 6:30pm. RSVPs are appreciated.
 

Reprinting Waldseemüller’s Globe
COLLABORATIVE WORKSHOP
April 12  |  9am – 3pm  |  M.I. King Library, King Library Press

McClure and the King Library Press will host a workshop reprinting Waldseemüller gores, curved paper to be pasted on a sphere, and other selected elements from the map. Participants will have the opportunity to create a small globe from a selection of historical globe gores.

The cost to attend the workshop is $45 per person ($25 for students). Workshop space is limited and requires reservation. To register for the workshop, please fill out the RSVP form or call (859) 257-1742. Doors open at 8:30 am.

Virginia McClure grew up in Lexington, Kentucky and worked for many years as a librarian, including as the Director of the Anchorage Public Library. She first learned typesetting and printing while volunteering with the King Library Press. She completed her MFA at the University of Alabama’s Book Arts Program in 2024. McClure resides in Lexington and operates the Marcona Press