Beginning with voyages in the late-15th century, European feudal societies evolved into nation-states that built colonial empires in the Americas and beyond, aided by advances in astronomy, mathematics, navigation, natural history, the quickening pace of technology, and maps.

Join Arthur Dunkelman on a journey of discovery to see how travels and voyages expanded the Western concept of the world as maps evolved from 1500 to 1600 using materials from the Jay I. Kislak Collection of the Early Americas, Exploration and Navigation held in the Special Collections of the University Libraries. Dunkleman spent over 24 years working closely with Jay I. Kislak—prominent collector, philanthropist, and Miami resident for more than 60 years—to build a collection of rare books and historic artifacts focused particularly on Florida and the Caribbean, exploration, navigation, and the early Americas.