THE SURVEYING TURN IN CARTOGRAPHY:
Revolutionizing Maps & Charts in the 18th and 19th Centuries
9th International Symposium on the History of Cartography
Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin (SBB), Berlin, Germany
24-26 October 2022
From Monday 24 October till Wednesday 26 October 2022 the ICA Commission on the History of Cartography and the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin will jointly host the 9th International Symposium on the History of Cartography. The venue will be the recently renovated old main building of the Staatsbibliothek in the heart of Berlin on the boulevard Unter den Linden (subway stop) within sight of the iconic Brandenburg Gate. To explore the city and its cartographic heritage, technical tours are planned.
THEME
The joint organizers encourage contributions investigating the global “surveying turn” in cartography, hinting to the increasing professionalization and mechanization to gather base data for drawing ‘ever truer to nature’ maps, especially during, but not limited to, the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.
CALL FOR PAPERS
The organizers invite the submission of abstracts for papers and posters. These need to reach the organisers by the 1st of June 2022.
You can submit your abstract here.
You can submit your abstract here.
REGISTRATION
Registration will open in the summer of 2022.
CONTACT
Questions regarding the symposium can be directed to:
Imre Demhardt – ICA Commission on the History of Cartography: demhardt(at)uta.edu
Imre Demhardt – ICA Commission on the History of Cartography: demhardt(at)uta.edu