Denmark Plans Maps Issue for History of Cartography Meeting

Post Danmark plans to issue on July 15, 2009, a set of four (4) map stamps depicting old maps of Denmark to mark the 23rd biennial International Conference on the History of Cartography (ICHC) which will be held in Copenhagen from July 12 to July 17, 2009. The planned set comprises of 1

Denmark, June 2009 Designs for ICHC 2009-07-15 Issue

portrait and 3 landscape oriented designs, in denominations of DK 5.50, 6.50, 10.50 and 17.00. The old maps shown on the stamps are of significant historical cartographic importance and depict Denmark at different periods throughout history. The maps shown are by Johannes Mejer (1650) Marcus Jordan (1585), Abraham Ortelius (1570) and Danish Royal Academy of Sciences first official map of Denmark, Videnskabernes Selskab (1841). The overall theme of this year’s ICHC is “Maps, Myths and Narratives:Cartography of the Far North.” This image above show the initial designs and denominations for the 4 stamps, as of June 2009.