Our member and former secretary, Karen De Coene, have just published (in Dutch) a book by Lannoo and it is about a famous cartographer: Joseph de Ferraris!
"The Europe of the long eighteenth century is rumbling and bustling. Great powers Prussia, France, Spain, Great Britain and Austria clash in successive wars, the Enlightenment makes its appearance and traditions and society are being wrestled with in the salons. Amid all this turmoil, Joseph Jean François de Ferraris (1726-1814) tried to win, and keep, his place among the Habsburg elite. He succeeds admirably. He gets into the good graces of the Austrian Empress Maria Theresa and becomes a protégé of Prince Charles of Lorraine and Emperor Joseph II."
More information here.
Matthew Edney has just posted his annual list of books on all aspects of map history published in the last year. There are also some books from 2021 and 2022.
Link to the list.
Matthew Edney is Osher Professor in the History of Cartography, University of Southern Maine, and Director, History of Cartography Project, University of Wisconsin–Madison. He is also the author of numerous books and articles on the history of cartography.
Mapping the Congo Basin, the BIMCC’s annual conference, was held last 2/12. You will find here the PDF of Marc Dassier's paper which he was unable to finish due to lack of time. It's a precious testimony of Belgian colonial history, illustrated with documents from the speaker’s family archives.
Oculi Mundi is now live - the digital home of The Sunderland Collection of maps and atlases. We are activating this private collection for enjoyment and study. It comprises world maps, celestial maps, atlases and globes, from the 15th to the 19th centuries.
Oculi Mundi contains high-resolution images of the collection items, along with descriptions and reference material. The 'Explore' mode is for browsing, whereas the 'Research' mode is for quicker access to a specific item and more detailed catalogue information. Additional features and content will be rolled out over time.
Explore it here
Imago Mundi is a fully-refereed, English-language journal founded in 1935. It is the only international, interdisciplinary and scholarly journal solely devoted to the study of early maps in all their aspects. Full-length articles, with abstracts in English, French, German and Spanish, deal with the history and interpretation of non-current maps and mapmaking in any part of the world. Imago Mundi also publishes shorter articles that communicate significant new findings or new opinions. All articles are fully illustrated.
Read more.
Calafia, the Journal of the California Map Society, mailed twice a year to all the members. A publication that brings to the reader a wide range of mapping articles and news, from contributors both here and abroad.
Calafia, the name of the Society's Journal, was a fictional warrior queen who ruled over a kingdom of Black women living on the mythical Island of California.
Read more.
