Japan Cartographers Association (JCA) and the International Research Center for Japanese Studies (Nichibunken) will host the 2026 IMCoS International Symposium. The theme is ‘Early interactions between the Western world and Japan seen through historical maps’. A pre-symposium tour is planned on 8 November to Nikko and a post-symposium tour is planned for 14-15 November to [...]
In commemoration of the 500th anniversary of the Kitāb-ı Bahriye, the International Piri Reis and Maritime History Symposium will be held at Piri Reis University. The symposium aims to address the life and works of Piri Reis within their historical context through a multilayered perspective. The symposium will address, through an interdisciplinary approach, topics such [...]
This year the British Records Association annual conference will be held on the topic of records and archives which take the form of maps or geographical plans and charts. The conference will be on the theme ‘All Mapped Out: Maps, Plans and Charts in the Archives’.