The Brussels Map Circle International Conference - Mapping the Ottoman Empire
Brussels, Belgium
IMPORTANT - In view of the recent security issues, the Library will only be accessible from the Kunstberg | Mont des Arts entrance
Our Conference will take place in the framework of the Europalia festival devoted to Turkey (www.europalia.eu). In the next issue of 'Maps in History', we will give you an introduction to the cartography of the Ottoman Empire, so important in Europe's history.
Programme
- 9:45 Welcome by the president
- 10.00 - 10.40 - General introduction: The history of Ottoman Cartography by Prof. Dr. Mehmet Kalpakli, Bilkent University, Ankara
- 10.40 - 11.00 - Coffee break
- 11.00 - 11.40 - Illustrated Ottoman Maps as Records of History by Prof. Dr. Günsel Renda, Koç University, Istanbul
- 11.40 - 12.20 - Piri Reis and Mercator by Dr. Jan Parmentier, scientific advisor MAS | Museum aan de Stroom, Antwerp
- 12.20 - 14.00 - Lunch (aperitif, lunch and dessert) with coffee
- 14.00 - 14.40 - Hispanic and Mediterranean sources of the Kitab-i Bahriye by Prof. Dejanirah Couto, École pratique des hautes études (EPHE), France
- 14.40 - 15.20 - Humanist culture and diplomatic issues : French Ambassador Choiseul-Gouffier at the Ottoman Court, and the French cartography of the Straits and the Black Sea by Dr. Emmanuelle Vagnon, Centre national de la recherche scientifique, France
- 15.20 – 15.30 - Short break
- 15.30 - 16:10 - Beyond Kiepert: German mapmakers in the Ottoman Empire (1835 - 1895) by Dr. Ségolène Debarre, Centre d’Études Turques, Ottomanes, Balkaniques et Centrasiatiques (CETOBaC), France
Lunch (optional) is being arranged in the Library’s cafeteria, with catering services. Price: EUR 35.00.
Registration is now closed.
