‘Maps in books’ is a temporary exhibition in the MAP - Curiosum exhibition hall and acts as an ‘opening precursor’ to the new MAP - Mercator experience museum in Sint-Niklaas. From the 15th century, maps appeared in atlases and travelogues, as evidence of discoveries or as instruments of power and governance. Regional maps recorded land boundaries and property. Military maps determined strategies in battles.
All information on the exhibition here.Venue: MAP (Sint-Niklaas)
The exhibit explores how cartography depicts the depths of the Earth, the ocean floor, weather systems – anything but the Earth's surface. More information here.
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Barcelona,
SpainIn just over a century, the city and plains of Barcelona underwent spectacular urban growth that profoundly transformed their morphology and landscape. To manage all these spatial changes, the administration needed to produce maps: maps to design projects such as new urban plans, the expansion and improvement of the road network, water supply, the construction of a modern sewerage network and the creation of urban parks. A series of transformations for which the production of cartography became essential.
More information here.
