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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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Washington,
USAOrganisation: Library of CongressApplications for the Library of Congress Philip Lee Phillips Society Fellowship are now open for 2026. Fellows will be awarded an eight-week research residency in the Geography & Map Division at the Library of Congress in Washington, DC, supported by an $11,500 research stipend.
Applications are due by September 15, 2026. More information here.
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-Organisation: Imago Mundi CIOThe Trustees of Imago Mundi CIO invite applications to host the 2030 International Conference on the History of Cartography. The International Conference on the History of Cartography (ICHC) has been held biennially since 1964, with highly successful recent meetings in Bucharest (2022) and Lyon (2024). The 31st ICHC will be held in Prague, from July 7-11, 2026. The 32nd ICHC will be held in Oxford in summer, 2028.
Applications should include:
information about the proposed conference venue(s);
details of the membership of the organising committee and any partner institutions;
suggested theme(s) for the conference;
an outline of the conference schedule, including any proposed exhibitions.
Informal enquiries and expressions of interest are very welcome, and should be directed to Wouter Bracke, Chair of Imago Mundi CIO.
The deadline for formal applications to host the 2030 ICHC is December 1, 2026.
Applications should be sent to Wouter Bracke
Aberystwyth and online,
UKOrganisation: National Library of WalesThis year's Carto-Cymru - The Wales Map Symposium will be held at the National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth on the 15th of May.
The theme this year is Mapping a world of change – Exploring how maps help us understand our changing environment - past, present and future- and measure our impact on the world around us.
More information here.
Boston,
USAOrganisation: Leventhal Map & Education CenterThe grant consists of a stipend of $1,200 to support research and development time, together with institutional research and technical support from LMEC staff through the stages of the digital publication process. Projects may be conducted by scholars working both inside and outside of the academy on all topics related to geography, maps, history, and the humanistic spatial social sciences, either individually or in a group (though the stipend amount is fixed regardless of the number of scholars involved in the project). The primary author of the publication should be an early career scholar.
More information here.
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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 SocietyBrussels Map Circle event
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Online,
OnlineOrganisation: Mediterranean Studies Summer Skills SeminarThis Summer Skills seminar addresses the importance of maps in medieval and early modern society in terms of their production, function, display, and their contribution to a mapping mentality. Over four days we will study different types of maps from Islamic and Christian territories in relation to their form, content, use, and context. This course will not be addressing the geographic accuracy or scientific basis of cartographic works; rather they will be assessed as material, visual, and aesthetic products and as repositories of a newly formulated system of signs that promoted novel ways of seeing. We will work here to integrate maps more fully into art historical discourses while analyzing them as ideological objects.
More information on this page.Entry fee: $400-$1100
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St. Johns, Newfoundland,
CanadaOrganisation: The Society for the History of DiscoveriesThroughout history, islands have functioned as both isolated laboratories of evolution and central hubs of global maritime networks. From the earliest known navigations to the European expansions in the "Age of Discovery", and contemporary deep-sea charting, the act of "discovering" an island is a complex event involving story-telling, encounters, scientific inquiry, and mapmaking.
This interdisciplinary conference seeks to examine the multifaceted history and ongoing process of island exploration. We invite scholars from history, geography, cartography, maritime studies, and related fields to submit proposals that interrogate how islands and island encounters relate to global exploration, exchange, and discovery.
More information here.
Amsterdam,
The NetherlandsOrganisation: Librairie Loeb-LarocqueThe next Amsterdam Map Fair will take place on 12 September. Save the date!URL: https://www.map-fair.com/amsterdamBrussels Map Circle event
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Istanbul,
TurkeyOrganisation: Piri Reis UniversityThe life, works, and era of Piri Reis, one of the most important figures in Ottoman maritime history, are re-examined from a multifaceted perspective focusing on the Mediterranean, Red Sea, and Indian Ocean.
More information here.Brussels Map Circle event
