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 [...]
Hosted by the Washington Map Society, in partnership with the California, Chicago, New York, Philip Lee Phillips, Rocky Mountain, and Texas Map Societies, Kory Olson (Professor of French, Stockton University; Secretary and Vice-Chair, The International Society of the History of the Map) will discuss ‘Motoring Africa: Michelin’s Road Maps for an Exotic Continent’, based on [...]
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 [...]
The 25th edition of the Paris Map Fair will take place at Espace Cléry, in the heart of Paris. It will open its doors to visitors at 11 a.m on November 21. A cocktail reception will be held the day before, 20 November, and is open to visitors and participating dealers and will feature a [...]
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’.
Hosted by the Washington Map Society, in partnership with the California, Chicago, New York, Philip Lee Phillips, Rocky Mountain, and Texas Map Societies, Tom Paper (Managing Partner Webster Pacific, LLC; California Map Society, Board of Directors Member at Large) will discuss ‘Mistakes on Maps’. Originally presented to the California Map Society and the Edinburgh Fringe [...]