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Jansonius Lecture: Geschiedvervalsing en deugpropaganda!: Waarom het noodzakelijk is onze blik op oude kaarten te veranderen
Amsterdam,
NetherlandsOrganisation: Allard PiersonScientific research on maps from the period when the Netherlands actively participated in slave trade and colonial occupation sometimes provokes fierce public reactions: falsification of history and virtue propaganda! Woke! In this lecture, Margriet Hoogvliet explains why it is necessary to change our view of old maps. She does this in particular using texts and maps on Africa, America and Asia in Blaeus Atlas Maior (from 1662 onwards). We can no longer simply discuss Dutch cartography from the sixteenth century onwards as heritage that we as a society can be proud of, because there are too many dark sides that we cannot simply ignore. Recent scientific theorising on old maps and different perspectives will be discussed, providing surprising new insights.
Registration here.Venue: Singelkerk, Singel 452, Amsterdam Language: DutchTime schedule: 14.15
