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September 3-4, 2025 - Keyworth, Nottinghamshire The British Cartographic Society Annual Conference will be held at the British Geological Survey. The Map Curators’ Group will be holding an Autumn Workshop on Wednesday 3rd September. The workshop will feature map collection displays from the BGS Library and the University of Nottingham. In addition, Jon Dollery (Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales) will be giving a keynote lecture on “Unleashing the Archives: Mapping the Past for the Future”.
September 4, 2025 - Cirencester, England A talk by Professor Peter Vujakovic, Cirencester on the Map: History, Cartography and Sense of Place, will explore the concept of ‘taskscape’ as a means of understanding the map as a biography of landscape and its implications for our own interaction with ‘place’. Professor Vujakovic will use historic Ordnance Survey maps and other forms of landscape imagery, including air photography and LiDAR imagery, to illustrate the talk. Lecture will be 7:00PM - 8:00PM in Corinium Museum, Park Street. Get tickets.
September 4-5, 2025 - Zurich Commemorative symposium Celebrating 100 Years of the Institute of Cartography and Geoinformation will be held at at ETH Zurich. Program is online.
September 5, 2025 - Boston In this From The Vault, we’ll take a look at some promotional state maps from the 1890s to 1930s. Some maps use comedy to poke fun at the rest of the country, while others espouse the successes and deep history of their land to capture a potential visitor’s attention. Each state does things a little differently and we invite visitors to answer the question: “What truly is the best state around?" This free showing will be hosted in the Leventhal Map & Education Center with a staff member available to answer questions. Drop in any time between 2:00PM - 4:00PM. No reservation is required.
September 6, 2025 - Amsterdam The second Amsterdam
Map Fair will be held at the National
Maritime Museum from 10.00 – 17.00. Free entry to the
Museum, 33 national and international antiquarian map dealers will
sell antique nautical charts, maps, atlases, globes and prints. With
lectures:
11:00 Hans D. Kok, former chairman of the International
Map Society in London (IMCoS) 'Mappy Days" are here again!
A long-time collector clarifies items that will probably feature on
your maps, but may have gone unnoticed, lacking relevant background
information
13:00 Reinder Storm, Curator cartographic collections
at Allard Pierson, University of Amsterdam
14:00 Truusje Goedings
is an art historian and author of the book "Afsetters en
meester-afsetters" about Aspects of the coloring of
maps
16:00 Santiago De Castillo, Master in Military History,
About How old maps found old Shipwrecks
September 11-14, 2025 - Portland, Maine The 42nd International Map Collectors' Society annual symposium will be at the Osher Map Library and Smith Center for Cartographic Education, 314 Forest Ave. We will also be working with the University of Southern Maine facilities. The conference title is Reflections and New Perspectives on Mapping Maine, New England and Maritime Canada and click here for the complete program. The program opens with an evening reception and possible keynote lecture on Thursday. Friday and Saturday will be lectures during the day and dinner on your own. Sunday, the final day, will be a behind the scenes tour and "Treasures of the Collection" in the morning. Then lunch and time to tour Portland in the afternoon. Closing banquet that night. There will be a post-symposium three-day tour of Bar Harbor and Acadia National Forest Monday through Wednesday, September 15-17th. Click here to register. Contact Libby Bischof <elizabeth.bischof(at)maine.edu> for more information.
September 16, 2025 - Boston (Online) The Leventhal Map & Education Center invited Molly Nebiolo to talk at 6:00pm about Urban Space, Water, and Health in Colonial Charleston. In this program, Nebiolo will explore how the tidal creeks surrounding the city of Charleston and the other bodies of water noted (or not noted) on early colonial maps can help us ask big questions from these documents. This talk will focus on early American experiences of urban health which can be extracted from following these maps that depict or ignore the seasonality and variability of Charleston’s waterways .Click here to register.
September 18, 2025 - Chicago (Hybrid) You are invited to join the Chicago Map Society for a special program at the Newberry Library, 60 W Walton St. 5:30 p.m. – social hour (delicious finger food and light refreshments): 6:00 p.m. – presentation by Bob Karrow - he will discuss a new book Giacomo Gastaldi Maps the World by Douglas W. Sims. It is the first monograph in any language devoted to the most important Italian cartographer of the sixteenth century, a man whose maps provided the first detailed and authoritative coverage of the entire earth. Click here for Webinar Registration.
September 18, 2025 - Vienna The annual ordinary meeting of the General Assembly of the International Coronelli Society for the Study of Globes will take place on at 5 p.m. at Austrian National Library, Reading Room of the Map Department, Josefsplatz 1.
September 18, 2025 - Washington The Geography & Map Division of Library of Congress and Philip Lee Phillips Society will have a Map Mixer. Meet in person at Library of Congress, Madison Hall, First Floor, Madison Building, adjacent to the main entrance from 1:30-4:00 PM. Join fellow map lovers and Library supporters for an afternoon of exploration, conversation, and connection. Geography & Map Division staff will present a curated selection of their favorite maps from the Library's collections. Come mingle with fellow enthusiasts and enjoy light refreshments while learning about Philip Lee Phillips Society initiatives and celebrating cartography. Click here to register.
September 23, 2025 - Denver (Hybrid) The Rocky Mountain Map Society will meet at 5:30 PM MT in History Colorado Center, downtown Denver, Martin Room, 4th floor. Historians rightly treat the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 as a turning point in American life, when the prospect of slavery’s expansion into the west galvanized opposition in the halls of Congress and across the northern states. But far less attention has been paid to the foundational role that maps have played in this crisis. Whether used in mass meetings, broadsides, newspapers, or pamphlets, maps visualized the threat slavery posed to the nation’s future, and in the process birthed a broad anti-slavery coalition that ultimately elected Abraham Lincoln to the presidency. Join us when Susan Schulten will explore how political maps were designed to mobilize the electorate in the 1850s, reshaping visions of the American west and—by extension—the nation itself. Click here to register for in-person attendance. Click here when meeting starts to attend via Zoom.
September 27, 2025 - Sint-Niklaas, Belgium The conference Overal kaarten - Conference of the Vereniging leraars aardrijkskunde is a direct result of the close collaboration between VLA and the Mercator Museum's educational team. The original conference concept included a visit to the renovated Mercator Museum for all participants. Now that the practical implementation of the museum is delayed, VLA was unable to postpone the conference date to an as-yet-undetermined date. Hence the decision to retain both the conference date and location.
September 28, 2025 - New York The New York Map Society will meet at 2:00 pm. New York City subway riders have no doubt noticed the brand new subway maps. We've been lucky to get expert John Tauranac to speak to our members at a member's magnificent Greenwich Village townhouse. Current and lapsed members ONLY -- with current members getting priority -- send your RSVP to <kapochunas(at)gmail.com> to reserve one of 15 available spaces.
October 3-4, 2025 – Arlington, Texas To commemorate Dianne Powell , her collecting and leadership at the Texas Map Society and other organizations, the University of Texas at Arlington and the Texas Map Society are organizing a joint event. On October 3 (Friday), UTA Special Collections will host a Tribute Panel of fellow collectors and map historians to discuss the contemporary trajectory of map collecting and institutional collections. On October 4 (Saturday), the TMS Fall Meeting will highlight Dianne’s collecting by presentations on selected items she donated to UTA. Until the program is announced, logistical questions regarding the Tribute on October 3 can be directed to Rosalinda Sanders <rosalinda.sanders(at)uta.edu> and regarding the TMS Fall Meeting to Dr. Mylynka Cardona <mylynka.cardona(at)etamu.edu>.
October 8-9, 2025 - Rome The Historical Wall Maps Research Group, an international collective of historians and geographers dedicated to advancing the study of modern historical wall maps, is pleased to announce a workshop Hang Them Up! New Perspectives on Historical Wall Maps Studies, at the Società Geografica Italiana, Palazzetto Mattei in Villa Celimontana via della Navicella, 12. The main aim of the event is to bring together experts from different fields to explore the historical and comparative dimensions of wall maps, their cultural significance and impact on geographical knowledge across different periods and regions, and finally the possibilities for their preservation and digitization. For inquiries, please contact Arturo Gallia: <arturo.gallia(at)uniroma3.it>.
October 8-10, 2025 – Stanford (Hybrid) The David Rumsey Map Center will host the fifth biennial Barry Lawrence Ruderman Conference on Cartography. The conference, themed Above and Below, will feature talks on cartography of anything but the earth's surface, from the ocean depths to the stars. To stay in the loop about the conference theme and speakers over the coming months, please sign up for the Ruderman Conference mailing list. Click here to register for in-person or remote registration.
October 14, 2025 – Washington (Online) Hosted by the Washington Map Society, this Zoom meeting is presented in partnership with the California, Chicago, New York, Philip Lee Phillips, Rocky Mountain, and Texas Map Societies. Anyone interested in participating in the meeting must RSVP to John Docktor at washmap(at)gmail.com in order to receive the meeting ID and passcode. Meeting will start at 7:00 PM Eastern Time, 6:00 PM Central Time, 5:00 PM Mountain Time, and 4:00 PM Pacific Time. Henrik Dupont (Map Curator at The Royal Library, Denmark) will discuss Mapping of Greenland, from 1700-2025.
October 16-18, 2025 – Chicago (Hybrid) The Newberry Library, 60 W Walton St., will be hosting the 22nd Kenneth Nebenzahl, Jr. Lectures in the History of Cartography. The theme will be "Mapping from Mexico: New Narratives for the History of Cartography". This program will be held in-person at the Newberry and livestreamed on Zoom. The 2025 series will feature an exciting array of events that will take place alongside the talks, including a map fair, a papermaking workshop, discussions with local artists, exhibition tours, and presentations of unique and important maps from the Newberry’s collections. A map and book fair will run on the second and third day of the lecture weekend, featuring leading map and book dealers from across the country. Advance registration is required to attend in-person or if you wish to attend on livestream. You may also register to only attend the opening night of the Rare Book and Map Fair.
October 16, 2025 - San Francisco Join with California Map Society for a rare, behind-the-scenes look at the world’s only true bespoke globemaker. Peter Bellerby (founder of London’s Bellerby & Co, whose exquisite globes you may have seen at Stanford’s David Rumsey Map Center) will share how ancient craft meets modern technology to create objects of lasting beauty. An Evening with Peter Bellerby of Bellerby & Co Globemakers will be held 6-8 PM at 389 Clementina St, San Francisco (offices of PritchardPeck Lighting). Click here to register for the event.
October 17-18, 2025 - Hobart, Tasmania The annual conference of the Australian and New Zealand Map Society (ANZMapS) will be held at Museum of Old and New Art. Papers will be presented about the theme Southern Frontiers. Additional information from Catherine Akeroyd <anzmaps1(at)gmail.com>.
October 23-25, 2025 – Denver The Society for the History of Discoveries annual conference will be hosted by the Rocky Mountain Map Society and the Denver Public Library, with opening reception the evening of October 23rd, and program October 24th and 25th. The theme will be Mountains as Sites of Myth, Barriers, and Exploration. Additional information from Cortney Berg, SHD Secretary: <cberg(at)gradcenter.cuny.edu>.
October 25-26, 2025 - Liège, Belgium The Brussels Map Circle next excursion, focusing on geological mapping, will take place in Liège. The programme includes visits to the Belgian Geological Society, CLADIC (Liège Coal Industry Archives and Documentation Centre), a brief tour in Liège and visits to the State Archives and Castle of Warfusée. More information is online. Please register before 30 September.
October 25, 2025 - London Professor Jerry Brotton hosts an afternoon dedicated to maps and their secrets. Secret Mapping: Mapping Secrecy will be held 14.00 – 16.00 in Pigott Theatre, British Library. Book now.
October 30, 2025 - London (Hybrid) Join us for a day of expert panels discussing the connections, historical and contemporary, between maps and exploration. Challenging Maps and Exploration Symposium is generously sponsored and co-organised by The Sunderland Collection and hosted by the Royal Geographical Society. It is free to attend and hybrid; prospective attendees must register to come in-person or online. For each panel, speakers will present their thoughts on the theme via one or more maps. Then, the chair will lead the speakers through a discussion of the topic, followed by questions from the audience. At lunch, a table-top display of relevant maps will be shown in the Foyle Reading Room. The panels will be filmed and made available online at oculi-mundi.com after the event.
October 31, 2025 - London The British Library brings together a compelling expert panel together to explore how maps shape military thinking, decision-making and action. From historical campaigns to modern conflicts, they consider how maps influence the conduct and perception of war. They delve into how secrecy and restricted access to cartographic information have shaped the outcomes of war and how maps can be powerful tools of resistance and defiance. How Maps Win or Lose Wars will be held 19.00 – 20.30 in Pigott Theatre, British Library. Book now.
October 31-November 1, 2025 – Winston-Salem, North Carolina (Hybrid) Registration is open for Mapping American Expansion, a two day seminar and Map Fair at The Museum Of Early Southern Decorative Arts in Winston-Salem. Moderated by Margaret Pritchard, Former Curator of Prints, Maps, and Wallpaper at Colonial Williamsburg, lecturers will include JC McElveen, Wesley Brown, and Chet Van Duzer. Concurrent with the seminar, a select group of dealers will be exhibiting maps for sale. A list of speakers, topics, dealers, and registration details (in-person or virtual) are available at https://mesda.org/program/map-seminar/.
November 6, 2025 – London (Hybrid) We're very pleased to invite you to this year's Maps and Society lectures in the history of cartography, hosted by the Warburg Institute. Meetings will start at the usual time of 5pm (GMT) on selected Thursdays. All meetings are free and take place online and in person. For those attending in person, meetings will be held in the Teaching Suite at the Warburg Institute and will be followed by refreshments. For those wishing to attend online, please register online in advance to receive a Zoom link on the day. Simon Morris (London Topographical Society): Mapping Local London — London Parish Maps to 1900. Any enquiries, please email <c.delano-smith(at)sas.ac.uk> or <philip.jagessar(at)kcl.ac.uk>.
November 13, 2025 – Washington (Online) Hosted by the Washington Map Society, this Zoom meeting is presented in partnership with the California, Chicago, New York, Philip Lee Phillips, Rocky Mountain, and Texas Map Societies. Anyone interested in participating in the meeting must RSVP to John Docktor at washmap(at)gmail.com in order to receive the meeting ID and passcode. Meeting will start at 7:00 PM Eastern Time, 6:00 PM Central Time, 5:00 PM Mountain Time, and 4:00 PM Pacific Time. Ronald S. Gibbs, MD (President California Map Society) will speak about The American Revolution Told in Ten Maps.
November 14, 2025 - London Technologist Ed Parsons and Dr Ollie Ballinger joins this panel conversation to explore how maps and cartography is being used to reveal what those in power would rather keep hidden. From exposing environmental injustice and geopolitical cover-ups to challenging propaganda and reclaiming erased histories, this conversation uncovers the radical potential of mapping. Together, they examine how cartographic tools, are being used to hold truth to power, uncover hidden inequalities, and challenge dominant narratives. The Lie of the Land: Who Controls the Map? will be held 19.00-20.30 in Pigott Theatre, British Library. Book now.
November 14, 2025 – Paris The History Commission of the CFC is organising a study day on Cartographic exhibitions at the Institut national d'histoire de l'Art, Vasari Room, Galerie Colbert 2 rue Vivienne. This one-day symposium is a continuation of the previous meetings on ‘Art and Cartography’ (2023) and ‘Cartography and Cinema’ (2024), in which cartography and its history were examined from the angle of their presence in modern and contemporary visual cultures. The aim of this new day is to consider the various aspects of the encounter between cartography and the general public. Maps have long been exhibited, more or less permanently, in the galleries of major palaces and public buildings. Think, for example, of the Vatican Map Gallery or the world map room in the Farnese Palace in Caprarola. But it is not to these perennial cartographic settings, which are already well known, that this Study Day aims to focus its analysis, but rather on temporary installations. Additional information from Catherine Hofmann <catherine.hofmann(at)bnf.fr>.
November 18, 2025 - Cambridge (Online) The Cambridge Seminars in the History of Cartography will meet at 5.30pm UK time. Chris Lukinbeal, University of Arizona, will speak about Cinematic cartography. All are welcome. All seminars will be on Zoom and joining instructions will be circulated nearer the time. Please send an email to <events(at)emma.cam.ac.uk> if you wish to join the mailing list. For any enquiries, please contact Sarah Bendall at <sarah.bendall(at)emma.cam.ac.uk>, tel. 01223 330476.
November 19, 2025 – Washington Join with The Geography & Map Division of Library of Congress for the 26th annual Geospatial Information Systems Day. Additional details to be announced.
November 20, 2025 - Boston Join Kris Butler for a presentation and conversation on her book and latest research relating to Drink Maps in Victorian Britain. This talk is free, open to the public, and will be held in person at Holland & Knight at 10 St. James Avenue, 11th floor. Local beer will be served and registration is required.
November 20–21, 2025 - Istanbul The IV International Prof. Dr. Fuat Sezgin Symposium on the History of Islamic Science will be hosted by Fatih Sultan Mehmet Vakıf University. The main theme of this year’s symposium is Islamic Geography and Maritime History. Sezgin emphasised the significant impact of Islamic maps on the European cartographic tradition, underscoring the inseparable link between cartography and geographical thought, and highlighting its substantial influence on Western scientific heritage. The symposium aims to both preserve Prof. Sezgin's scientific legacy and encourage new research in these fields.
November 21, 2025 - London Secret reading a map often requires a knowledge of keys and codes as cryptic as any crossword puzzle to unlock its secrets. X might mark the spot but what other treasures are hiding in plain sight on its surface? Early cartographers took their bearing from the stars, their art then having much in common with fortune telling and astrology. In Newton’s time, palms were presented as charts to be read, cardinally located to the north, south, east and west, and read with regard to the moving celestial bodies. Satellites still guide us today, but what of geomancy in the age of Google maps and palmistry in an era of genetics and digital footprints? From the lines on the body to ancient alignments in the landscape, Alison Bashford, author of "Mapping the Hand: How Physicians used Palm Lines to Reveal Secrets Within", and Travis Elborough, whose books include "Atlas of Vanishing Places", explore the more uncanny sides of cartography and the place of myth and magic in guiding our direction of travel. Mapping the Mysterious will be from 19.00 – 20.30 in Pigott Theatre, British Library. Booking required.
November 24, 2025 - London Secret Maps exhibition curator Tom Harper provides an insider’s perspective on the exhibition process, from shaping its narrative to the final touches. He reveals the secrets behind the selection of maps, and how the gallery’s design and visual language have been intentionally crafted to tap into and showcase the key themes of the exhibition. Lecture will be from 13:00 – 14.00 in Pigott Theatre, British Library. Free but booking required.
December 4, 2025 - London An evening navigating the long history of espionage, cartography, and covert operations. Spies and maps are inseparable tools in intelligence gathering, statecraft and secret missions. Find out how they combine to shape the shadowy world of espionage. A panel discussion of Spies, Maps, and Secret Missions: Deep Into Enemy Territory will be held 19.00 – 20.30 in Pigott Theatre, British Library. Book now.
December 4, 2025 – London (Hybrid) We're very pleased to invite you to this year's Maps and Society lectures in the history of cartography, hosted by the Warburg Institute. Meetings will start at the usual time of 5pm (GMT) on selected Thursdays. All meetings are free and take place online and in person. For those attending in person, meetings will be held in the Teaching Suite at the Warburg Institute and will be followed by refreshments. For those wishing to attend online, please register online in advance to receive a Zoom link on the day. Noémi Ujházy (University of Nottingham): Mapping Soils in the Early 20th Century and the Material Politics of Internationalism. Any enquiries, please email <c.delano-smith(at)sas.ac.uk> or <philip.jagessar(at)kcl.ac.uk>.
December 6, 2025 - Brussels The Brussels Map Circle announces their annual conference on globes. It will be held in Royal Library of Belgium. More information soon.
December 11, 2025 - London (Hybrid) Writer and international journalist Tim Marshall’s iconic bestseller "Prisoners of Geography" has sold over three million copies worldwide, in its original and recent, fully updated edition. His clear and insightful analysis of the global geopolitical landscape in the book and its successors "The Power of Geography and The Future of Geography" has for so many been a vital guide to understanding world history, current conflicts and changing power structures and the possible future. This special event The Future Map of the World, with Tim Marshall explores how the political map of the world may or may not change in the years ahead. Lecture will be held 19.00 – 20.30 in Pigott Theatre, British Library. Book now for in-person attendance or for Zoom online.
December 11, 2025 – Washington (Online) Hosted by the Washington Map Society, this Zoom meeting is presented in partnership with the California, Chicago, New York, Philip Lee Phillips, Rocky Mountain, and Texas Map Societies. Anyone interested in participating in the meeting must RSVP to John Docktor at washmap(at)gmail.com in order to receive the meeting ID and passcode. Meeting will start at 7:00 PM Eastern Time, 6:00 PM Central Time, 5:00 PM Mountain Time, and 4:00 PM Pacific Time. Tom Harper (Lead Curator of Antiquarian Mapping, The British Library) will speak about an Overview of the British Library's New Map Exhibition, “Secret Maps”.
January 22, 2026 – Washington (Online) Hosted by the Washington Map Society, this Zoom meeting is presented in partnership with the California, Chicago, New York, Philip Lee Phillips, Rocky Mountain, and Texas Map Societies. Anyone interested in participating in the meeting must RSVP to John Docktor at washmap(at)gmail.com in order to receive the meeting ID and passcode. Meeting will start at 7:00 PM Eastern Time, 6:00 PM Central Time, 5:00 PM Mountain Time, and 4:00 PM Pacific Time. Mark Giordano (Vice Dean for Undergraduate Affairs and Professor of Geography, Georgetown University) will discuss Teaching Geopolitics with Maps. Georgetown University’s “Map of the Modern World” is likely the largest class in the world that still uses maps to teach geopolitics and world affairs. The current instructor will provide examples of how historic and contemporary maps and custom cartography are used to engage students in global issues and help them understand international challenges from multiple perspectives.
January 29, 2026 – London (Hybrid) We're very pleased to invite you to this year's Maps and Society lectures in the history of cartography, hosted by the Warburg Institute. Meetings will start at the usual time of 5pm (GMT) on selected Thursdays. All meetings are free and take place online and in person. For those attending in person, meetings will be held in the Teaching Suite at the Warburg Institute and will be followed by refreshments. For those wishing to attend online, please register online in advance to receive a Zoom link on the day. Elizabeth Chant (University of Warwick): Road Maps, Leisure Travel and Petro-modernity in 20th Century Argentina. Any enquiries, please email <c.delano-smith(at)sas.ac.uk> or <philip.jagessar(at)kcl.ac.uk>.
February 19–21, 2026 - San Francisco The Renaissance Society of America will hold its 72nd Annual Meeting at the San Francisco Hilton Union Square. Ricardo Padrón, Asa Mittman, and Dan Terkla will be having a panel Premodern Mapping Today. They are planning to have papers which address any aspect of mapping in the premodern world (pre-1700), from any mapping tradition. Additional information from Ricardo Padrón <padron(at)virginia.edu>.
February 24, 2026 - Cambridge (Online) The Cambridge Seminars in the History of Cartography will meet at 5.30pm UK time. Adrian Webb will discuss Churchill’s secret chart-makers All are welcome. All seminars will be on Zoom and joining instructions will be circulated nearer the time. Please send an email to <events(at)emma.cam.ac.uk> if you wish to join the mailing list. For any enquiries, please contact Sarah Bendall at <sarah.bendall(at)emma.cam.ac.uk>, tel. 01223 330476.
February 26, 2026 – London (Hybrid) We're very pleased to invite you to this year's Maps and Society lectures in the history of cartography, hosted by the Warburg Institute. Meetings will start at the usual time of 5pm (GMT) on selected Thursdays. All meetings are free and take place online and in person. For those attending in person, meetings will be held in the Teaching Suite at the Warburg Institute and will be followed by refreshments. For those wishing to attend online, please register online in advance to receive a Zoom link on the day. Bob Headland (Scott Polar Research Institute): Cartographical Conundrums and Antarctic Sovereignty. Hakluyt Society Speaker. Any enquiries, please email <c.delano-smith(at)sas.ac.uk> or <philip.jagessar(at)kcl.ac.uk>.
March 19, 2026 – Washington (Online) Hosted by the Washington Map Society, this Zoom meeting is presented in partnership with the California, Chicago, New York, Philip Lee Phillips, Rocky Mountain, and Texas Map Societies. Anyone interested in participating in the meeting must RSVP to John Docktor at washmap(at)gmail.com in order to receive the meeting ID and passcode. Meeting will start at 7:00 PM Eastern Time, 6:00 PM Central Time, 5:00 PM Mountain Time, and 4:00 PM Pacific Time. Louis Miller (Assistant Director for Research and Fellowship Programs and Cartographic Reference and Teaching Librarian, Osher Map Library and Smith Center for Cartographic Education, University of Southern Maine) will speak about Resurrecting ‘Rhat Soupe’: Alcohol and Allegorical Maps in Mid-19th Century America.
March 26, 2026 – London (Hybrid) We're very pleased to invite you to this year's Maps and Society lectures in the history of cartography, hosted by the Warburg Institute. Meetings will start at the usual time of 5pm (GMT) on selected Thursdays. All meetings are free and take place online and in person. For those attending in person, meetings will be held in the Teaching Suite at the Warburg Institute and will be followed by refreshments. For those wishing to attend online, please register online in advance to receive a Zoom link on the day. Mimi Cheng (Kunsthistorisches Institut in Florenz): Aesthetics and Authority in 19th Century Maps of China. Any enquiries, please email <c.delano-smith(at)sas.ac.uk> or <philip.jagessar(at)kcl.ac.uk>.
April 8-10, 2026 - La Plata, Buenos Aires The XI Simposio Iberoamericano de Historia de la Cartografía will take place in Sergio Karakachoff Graduate Center – National University of La Plata, located at 7th Street, No. 776. Theme is "Mapear y proyectar. Territorios dibujados, diseñados y representados." Registration is free, and the official languages will be Spanish and Portuguese. Contact email: <xisiahc(at)gmail.com>.
April 10, 2026 - Paris The History Commission of the French Cartography Committee and the National Library of France are joining forces to organise a one-day symposium to coincide with the exhibition “Cartes imaginaires, imaginaire des cartes <Maps of the Imagination, Imagination of Maps>”. The symposium will be held at the François-Mitterrand site of the BnF in Paris. Additional information from Catherine Hofmann <catherine.hofmann(at)bnf.fr>.
May 5, 2026 - Cambridge (Online) The Cambridge Seminars in the History of Cartography will meet at 5.30pm UK time. Juliette Dumasy, Université d’Orléans, will discuss The rise of local cartography in Europe, 12th-14th century. All are welcome. All seminars will be on Zoom and joining instructions will be circulated nearer the time. Please send an email to <events(at)emma.cam.ac.uk> if you wish to join the mailing list. For any enquiries, please contact Sarah Bendall at <sarah.bendall(at)emma.cam.ac.uk>, tel. 01223 330476.
May 7, 2026 – London (Hybrid) We're very pleased to invite you to this year's Maps and Society lectures in the history of cartography, hosted by the Warburg Institute. Meetings will start at the usual time of 5pm (GMT) on selected Thursdays. All meetings are free and take place online and in person. For those attending in person, meetings will be held in the Teaching Suite at the Warburg Institute and will be followed by refreshments. For those wishing to attend online, please register online in advance to receive a Zoom link on the day. Anthony Terry (Independent Researcher): The Derrotero Ingles: Unravelling the Mysteries of an early 18th Century English Waggoner in Peru. Any enquiries, please email <c.delano-smith(at)sas.ac.uk> or <philip.jagessar(at)kcl.ac.uk>.
July 7-11, 2026 – Prague & Brno The 31st International Conference on the History of Cartography will have as its primary venue the main building of the Faculty of Science, Charles University, Albertov 6. The theme is Bridging the Past and Present in Cartography. Additional information from <ichc2026(at)hiu.cas.cz>.
July 29-August 1, 2026 – St. John's, Newfoundland The Society for the History of Discoveries annual conference will be held at Memorial University. Wednesday, July 29 we will have a reception and presentation in the evening. Panels will run all day Thursday and Friday, with the Annual Banquet Thursday evening. Saturday, August 1, there will be optional tours/excursions. Additional details remain to be determined.
October 1-3, 2026 – Arlington, Texas The 15th biennial Virginia Garrett Lectures on the History of Cartography will be conjoined with the Texas Map Society’s annual meeting. Both events will take place in the Central Library at the University of Texas at Arlington. The Virginia Garrett Lectures will take place on Thursday and Friday and will focus on the cartography of Antarctica. The Texas Map Society’s meeting will take place on Saturday. Additional details and registration will be available in May 2026.
November 8-14, 2026 - Tokyo and Kyoto The International Map Collectors' Society has been invited by the Japan Map Society to participate in a conference that they would host for international guests with most of the program in English. A pre-symposium tour is planned on 8 November to Nikko and a post-symposium tour is planned for 14-15 September to Kyushu; Japan's most southerly island. Program currently is tentative.