CONQUERING THE WORLD THROUGH CARTOGRAPHY:
The Imperialist Turn in 19th and 20th Century Mapping
International Symposium on the History of Cartography
Palace of the Academies, Brussels, Belgium
30-31 May 2023
From Tuesday 30 May till Wednesday 31 May 2023 the ICA Commission on the History of Cartography and the Belgian Royal Academy for Overseas Sciences will jointly host an international conference on colonial cartography. This will be organized as a hybrid event, both face-to-face at the Palace of the Academies in the centre of Brussels and via livestream.
THEME
PROGRAMME
REGISTRATION
– Early bird (before 5 May): €80 for Academy members and students only
– Regular price (from 5 May): €175
– Regular price (from 5 May): €100 for Academy members and students only
– Online attendance only : €30
SOCIAL PROGRAMME
The conference’s scientific programme of lectures will take place all day on Tuesday 30 May and on Wednesday morning 31 May. On Wednesday afternoon, conference participants will have the opportunity to join a free excursion to the AfricaMuseum in Tervuren, for a guided visit to see some of the museum’s cartographic treasures.
Participants who are still in Brussels on Thursday morning 1 June at 9:30 am will be able to also enjoy a visit to the Map room of the Royal Library of Belgium, themed “Not just Congo. Belgian colonial mapping in the 19th and 20th centuries”.
Imre Demhardt – ICA Commission on the History of Cartography: demhardt(at)uta.edu
Philippe De Maeyer – Belgian Royal Academy for Overseas Sciences: philippe.demaeyer(at)kaowarsom.be