Call for Papers for the 7th International Symposium on the History of Cartography: Mapping Empires Colonial Cartographies of Land and Sea

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You still have until 1 March to submit an abstract for the international symposium Mapping Empires: Colonial Cartographies of Land and Sea, which will be held from 13–15 September 2018 in Oxford (UK) and is jointly organised by the ICA Commission on the History of Cartography, the ICA Commission on Topographic Mapping and the Bodleian Libraries of the University of Oxford.

Besides its scientific programme, the symposium will also include a nice array of social events, namely an ice-breaker reception, a maps and rare books exhibit and reception at Christ Church Library, a guided tour of Oxford, a conference dinner and a full-day visit to nearby Blenheim Palace.

For more information please visit the symposium website at mappingempires.icaci.org.

Invitation to the ICC2015 Pre-Conference Symposium on Atlases, Toponymy and the History of Cartography

http://icaci.org/invitation-to-icc2015-pre-conference-symposium-at-ibge/

 

The ICA Commission on Atlases, the Joint ICA Working Group and IGU Commission on Toponymy and the ICA Commission on the History of Cartography invite you to a joint pre-conference Symposium on Atlases, Topography and the History of Cartography at the Brazilian Foundation of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) in Rio de Janeiro on 19–21 August 2015.

The symposium will include two days of scientific sessions and one day of technical visits to the Fundacao Bibliotheca Nacional and to the Museu Naval.

Contact: Dr. Ana Cristina da Rocha Bérenger Resende (local organizer)

More details will be available soon.

or under: http://www.bimcc.org/events/pre-conference-symposium-on-atlases-topography-and-the-history-of-cartography-27th-international-conference-of-the-international-cartographic-association 

Pre-Conference Symposium on Atlases, Topography and the History of Cartography (27th International Conference of the International Cartographic Association)

20 August 2015 – 21 August 2015 
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Organisation: ICA Commission on the History of Cartography

The 27th International Conference of the International Cartographic Association will take place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from 23 to 30 August 2015. In order to foster local interest and provide delegates visiting Brazil with the opportunity to meet local colleagues, the

• ICA Commission on Atlases
• ICA WG on Toponymy, and
• ICA Commission in the History of Cartography

will present a Joint two-day pre-conference Symposium on Atlases, Topography and the History of Cartography at the Brazilian Foundation of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) in Rio de Janeiro on 19-20 August 2015.