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At the Chicago Field Museum is a temporary map exhibit, and a cousin  
of mine says that there is a great collection of astrolabes on display  
as part of it.

Here's an excerpt from the website:

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Maps: Finding Our Place in the World
November 2, 2007 � January 27, 2008

 From clay tablets to sea charts, from satellite navigation systems to  
sketches of worlds real and imagined�maps are much more than  
wayfinding. Travel through landscapes of time and space, science and  
imagination, in a rare exhibition of more than 100 of the world's  
greatest maps. Explore high-tech interactive displays, and see  
original works by Ptolemy, Leonardo da Vinci, J.R.R. Tolkien, and many  
others. You'll learn how early maps were made, see how the technology  
changed over centuries, and discover the latest advances in digital  
map-making.

In creating Maps: Finding Our Place in the World, The Field Museum has  
partnered with The Newberry Library, a world-renowned independent  
research library. The Newberry's extensive holdings include rare  
books, manuscripts, and 500,000 historic maps, making it a foremost  
authority on the history of cartography. In addition to this once-in-a- 
lifetime exhibition, The Field Museum and The Newberry Library have  
joined together to create lectures and public programs about maps and  
mapmaking.

http://www.fieldmuseum.org/maps/highlights.asp

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The Field Museum is located at 1400 S Lake Shore Dr, Chicago, IL.
(41� 51.925'N   87� 37.021'W)

Perhaps Frank Reed has seen this and could report on it?  The exhibit  
appears to be sponsored by Navteq.

Should we plan a group visit?  http://www.fieldmuseum.org/maps/planning.asp

Dan


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