The ICA WG on the History of Cartography continues the legacy of the former commissions: it promotes the history of cartography, maps and mappings by recognizing maps as key carriers of scientific, technological, social, cultural, and artistic knowledge.

NEWS: July 6, 2026 – “Teaching the History of Cartography“ – pre-conference ICA WG workshop in cooperation with the 31st International Conference on the History of Cartography, Prague -Brno, Czehia,

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The Earth is round – world views from  by F.A. Garnier’s “Atlas spheroidal & universel de geographie,”, 1862, Renouard, Paris.