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Mapping the past, exploiting the future: cartographies and understanding of the Arctic
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Greenwich,
U.K.Organisation: National Maritime MuseumRoyal Museums Greenwich will host an interdisciplinary conference which aims to
interrogate the processes and products of mapping the Arctic, to coincide with the opening
of a major new exhibition, Death in the Ice: the shocking story of Franklin's final expedition,
about John Franklin's voyage to look for a North-West Passage, and the searches for those
involved which followed. At a moment when the story of Franklin's 1845 expedition is being
exploited by various commercial and political interests, we seek to broaden and deepen our
understanding of voyages of exploration, surveying and mapping practices, and their
subsequent narration.
This topic is particularly relevant given increasing nuance in work on the social and political
implications of cartography, and recent moves in the history of cartography to include work
on reception and use. Although the Franklin voyage and searches are the taking off point for
the conference, we are interested in papers dealing with cartography in this region from the
sixteenth century to the present day.Venue: National Maritime MuseumURL: http://www.rmg.co.uk/discover/researchers/opportunities-even[...]
