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London and Online,
UK and OnlineA series of lectures on the history of maps and mapping worldwide, from earliest times to the twentieth century, with an emphasis on the social and cultural factors of the maps’ context, production, and use.
To attend online, register here.
Programme
6 November 2025 - Simon Morris (London Topographical Society): Mapping Local London — London Parish Maps to 1900
4 December 2025 - Noémi Ujházy (University of Nottingham): Mapping Soils in the Early 20th Century and the Material Politics of Internationalism
29 January 2026 - Elizabeth Chant (University of Warwick): Road Maps, Leisure Travel and Petro-modernity in 20th Century Argentina
26 February 2026 - Bob Headland (Scott Polar Research Institute): Cartographical Conundrums and Antarctic Sovereignty. Hakluyt Society Speaker
26 March 2026 - Mimi Cheng (Kunsthistorisches Institut in Florenz): Aesthetics and Authority in 19th Century Maps of China
7 May 2026 - Anthony Terry (Independent Researcher): The Derrotero Ingles: Unravelling the Mysteries of an early 18th Century English Waggoner in Peru
Convenors: Catherine Delano-Smith (Institute of Historical Research) and Philip Jagessar (King’s College London).
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Online,
OnlineThe Oxford Seminars in Cartography are a long established part of Oxford’s academic life and are open to everyone with an interest in maps and mapping. The sessions are convened by Elizabeth Baigent, Reader in Oxford’s School of Geography, and Nick Millea, the Bodleian Library’s Map Curator.
Programme
27 November 2025 - Pragya Agarwal (University of Cambridge) - Mapping sense of place: Travels and Maps of May Morris
14 January 2026 - Charlotta Forss (Södertörn University) - TOSCA Field Trip – Mapping the North (in-person event)
12 February 2026 - Camille Serchuk (Southern Connecticut State University) in conversation with Elizabeth Baigent (University of Oxford) - Map Readings – ‘Lies of the Land: Painted maps in Late Medieval and Early Modern France’
12 March 2026 - Vera Dorofeeva-Lichtmann (École des hautes études en sciences sociales) - The unique large-format print of the General Map of the Qing Empire by Li Mingche (李明徹, 1751–1832) in Göttingen: tracing its cartographical origins and journey to a German university
4 June 2026 - Jean-Marc Besse (École des hautes études en sciences sociales) - Geography and Catholic censorship in Europe at the end of the sixteenth century
18 June 2026 - Nick Bolton (Ordnance Survey) - Ordnance Survey: Twenty-First Century National Mapping Agency
More information and registration can be found here.
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Miami,
USAOrganisation: Jay I. Kislak Collection, University of Miami LibrariesThe Jay I. Kislak Collection housed in Special Collections at the University of Miami Libraries invites applications for the Jay I. Kislak Research Fellowship and Artist-in-Residence.
The Jay I. Kislak Collection of the Early Americas, Exploration and Navigation at the University Libraries houses a large repository that focuses on cultural encounters and their legacies across the Americas. These materials include rare books, manuscripts, photographs, and cultural artifacts. As the Collection continues to grow, and in an effort to honor the original landmark gift, it now also includes contemporary artists’ books and zines that document modern-day cultural encounters in the Americas.
The Jay I. Kislak Research Fellowship and Artist-in-Residence program is made possible through a generous endowment provided by the Kislak Foundation to promote the Collection’s use through scholarly and artistic pursuits.
Research Fellowship
Research fellowships will support doctoral candidates and faculty who wish to use the Kislak Collection at the University Libraries as a primary resource for a dissertation or scholarly work. Fellowships of $4,500 per month will be granted for periods of one to two consecutive months, depending on the range of materials the applicant wishes to consult and the centrality of Kislak materials to their research.
Artist-in-Residence
Residencies of up to two months will support those who wish to use the Kislak Collection to advance their artistic practice. The artist can be at any stage of their career and in any discipline, such as literary, visual, and performing arts. The artist-in-residence will collaborate with the Kislak Collection and Special Collections to create works inspired by our materials. The program requires that all drafts, edited iterations, interviews, sketches, etc., be added to the Libraries’ collection. The artist will retain intellectual control over the final work(s). The artist-in-residence will receive a stipend of $4,500 per month.
Applications will be accepted in English or Spanish through Saturday, January 31, 2026.
Start the application process here.Brussels Map Circle event
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London,
UKOrganisation: The Institute of Historical Research The Institute of Historical Research (London) is offering a short course, 'Historic Maps: Interpreting Stories of Place,' from 28 to 30 January, 2026.
Understanding a map not only depends on reading it well but also on how and, most importantly, why it was created. This new Historic Maps Discovery Training will cover large-scale local maps of both urban and rural areas, considering genres such as estate plans, town plans and national cartographic projects of the nineteenth century (i.e. the Ordnance Survey).
More information here.Entry fee: £240
Online,
OnlineConference as part of the Entangled Histories: Borders and Cultural Encounters from the Medieval to the Contemporary Era seminar series. Lectures are held online via zoom. Time schedule: 17.00
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La Plata,
ArgentinaThis eleventh symposium aims to reflect on the cartographic operations involved in the design and projection of cities, territories and landscapes, as well as to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the first symposium held. The validity of this academic space, which brings together specialists from different disciplines around the history of cartography, invites us to take a balance on the current state of this field of study, and to evaluate its projection in the Ibero-American world.Language: Spanish and Portuguese
Paris,
FranceOrganisation: History Commission of the French Cartography Committee and the National Library of FranceCartography is popular today for two reasons: it appeals to a wide audience, beyond its practical usefulness; and it is not just a matter for specialists. If by ‘popular culture’ we mean the productions disseminated by the cultural industries since the rise of the serialised novel, we can see that the link between cartography and popular culture has only grown stronger with the rise of visual media, television series and video games. Maps are often at the heart of transmedia storytelling, a strategy that deploys a universe or story across several complementary media and invites the audience to explore these different media for an enriched experience.
The History Commission of the French Cartography Committee and the National Library of France organise a one-day symposium on 10 April 2026 at François-Mitterrand. A call for paper is open until 10 November 2025. More information here.Venue: François-Mitterrand (BnF)
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London,
UKThe largest Antique Map Fair in Europe, established 1980.
We exhibit at the historic London venue of the Royal Geographical Society (RGS).
This event brings together around 40 of the leading national and international antiquarian map dealers as well as hundreds of visiting dealers, collectors, curators and map aficionados from all parts of the world. A very large selection of Original Antique Maps will be available for sale, ranging in age from the 15th C. to the 20th C., covering all parts of the world and priced to suit all pockets.
More information here.Venue: Royal Geographical Society
