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CONFERENCES, MEETINGS AND LECTURES John Docktor's Calendar of conferences, meetings, lectures
& fairs
Forthcoming meetings - a quick
chronology
Posting
conference details (for organisers)
Conferences and Meetings:
International Conferences on the History of
Cartography (ICHC)
Conference organisers:
Hosting an International Conference on the
History of Cartography: Guidelines and Some Requirements Organising
an International Conference on the History of Cartography: Guidelines, with Some Requirements The Series of International
Conferences in the History of Cartography
'Two dozen suggestions for attending your first
International Conference on the History of Cartography '
Other international conferences relating
to the history of cartography
Lecture Series :
Cambridge Seminars in the
History of Cartography
'Maps and Society'
Lectures (Warburg Institute, London)
Nebenzahl Lectures
(Newberry Library, Chicago) Oxford Seminars in
Cartography (under 'News and events')Virginia Garrett Lectures
on the History of Cartography (University of Texas at Arlington)
Calendar of Deadlines in the history
of cartography
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DISCUSSION LISTS
The H-Maps list The ISHMap-list The MapHist Forum The MapHist List
Other Internet map
lists EXHIBITIONS
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FAKES, FORGERIES & FACSIMILES LIKELY TO DECEIVE
Index to known fakes, forgeries and deceptive facsimiles [NB. This is a Word document]
How to tell a fake or forgery
Notes on selected maps
Bibliography
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FAMILY HISTORY: MAPS AND PLACE-NAMES
Maps
Place-names FELLOWSHIPS For the full list of fellowships see this page ]
J B Harley Research Fellowships in the History of
Cartography (London)
The J B Harley Research Trust
Establishing the fellowships J B Harley Trustees Donations to the Trust Fund Contact details
Applying for a Harley Fellowship in the History of
Cartography
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Policy Referee's Report form
Current awards Harley Fellows (1994- )
Alphabetical list of Harley Fellows (1994- ) Harley Fellows by country Their academic disciplines and status The number of applicants and awards for each year
Extracts from reports made by previous Harley Fellows
Prizes and Awards Deadlines for fellowship & award applications
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GLOBES
Globes for sale
Globe images
Museums
Reading matter
Societies
Websites and links
IMAGES OF EARLY MAPS ON THE WEB
1. Index to the largest map image
sites
General and Miscellaneous:
2.1. Large general sites 2.2. Medium and small general
sites 2.3. Larger map dealer sites
3. Themes (subjects, topics) 4. World:
World atlases World maps
5. Africa
THE AMERICAS:-6. American continent:
General People & themes
7. North America:
General Canada
8. United States:
General People & themes States & regions
9. Mexico, Central & South America and the West Indies
10. Asia 11. Australia, Oceania & Antarctica 12. Europe:
12a. Continental Europe 12b. British Isles
About the listing of early map image
sites on the web
Using the listing
Finding your way around the
listing What has been excluded
Looking at maps online
Viewing maps online
Other ways to find maps online
Main listings sites Search engines
Technical matters
Image quality Technical information Software requirements Citing electronic images
Hosting a map image site
Creating map images (helpful
TEXTS) and digital preservation issues Copyright A plea to map image hosts INNOVATIVE sites that are worth checking out The future? - issues and
suggestions
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LECTURES see under Conferences
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LISTS OF LINKS AND GATEWAY SITES
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MAP COLLECTING
Reading matter Buying maps Conservation Map societies Road maps
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MAP COLLECTIONS
Libraries, archives and other repositories
in
general Union catalogues Directories Information on
selected
institutions Exhibitions Facsimiles
MAP INTEREST SOCIETIES
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MARKETPLACE
Map Dealers
Map Fairs
Map Sales, Auctions and
Prices
Searching for maps and books
on the
web NEWS Latest news
Latest news (archive)
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RESEARCHERS IN THE HISTORY OF
CARTOGRAPHY
Doctorates relating
to the history of cartography (awarded 1995- ) Doctorates in progress relating to the history of cartography
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TEACHING THE HISTORY OF CARTOGRAPHY
Teachers and parents: web resources relating to early maps
Background and general information Book titles Lesson materials Links sites
College and university level courses in the history of cartography
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THEFTS OF EARLY MAPS AND BOOKS
News about map thefts in general (and literature) Library Security for Maps (report on the MAGERT meeting, June 2007)Smiley thefts: reports and news stories Issues arising out of the Forbes Smiley affair (2005)Stolen maps & books (by George Ritzlin - about Joshua McCarty, October 2008)
What can the International Map Collectors' Society
do to deter map thieves? How should we respond to early map
thefts? (2002)Links relating to the theft of early
books and maps
Libraries, Archives and Museums
Networks Codes of Conduct Deaccessioning Discussion Lists Legal Matters Library Stamps Security Guidelines
Book and Map Dealers
Networks Codes of Practice Discussion Lists
Spreading the News
Procedures for Reporting
Theft Theft Reports Lists of Links
Report of the 'Responding to Theft'
seminar (National Library of Wales, 25 April 2002)European map thefts (2001)
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WEB PROJECTS: NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL
DIGITAL PROJECTS CONCERNING
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THE WRITTEN WORD
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JOURNALS AND
NEWSLETTERS
Caert-Thresoor
see Globe Studies
Imago Mundi: the International Journal
for the History of Cartography
NEWSLETTERS
Introduction
Contents:Newsletters by
organisation Newsletters by
title
Newsletters Listing Newsletters in related
subjects
READING SUGGESTIONS Books to get you into the subject
'Recent Trends in the
History of Cartography: A Selective, Annotated Bibliography to the English-Language Literature'
(Matthew H. Edney, 2007) [select No.6] 'Bibliographic Essay: History of
Cartography' (Evelyn Edson, 2001)Online encyclopedias The University of Chicago Press 'History' General Bibliographies
General Specific Themes
Biographical Dictionaries Map Quotations
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WEB
ARTICLES AND COMMENTARIES ON
SPECIFIC TOPICS IN THE
NON-GEOGRAPHICAL:-1. General & Theoretical 2. Libraries 3. People 4. Themes (subjects, topics) 5. Atlas Collations
PLACES:-6. World 7. Polar regions 8. Africa (& the islands) 9. The Americas
American Continent
North America (general) Canada United States (general, people &
themes) United States (states &
regions)
Mexico, Central & South America and the West Indies
10. Asia 11. Australia and Oceania 12. Europe:
12a. Continental Europe 12b. British Isles
About 'Web Articles...in the
History of Cartography'
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AROUND THE
SUBJECT
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RELATED SUBJECTS
Aerial Photographs Cartography and modern
maps in general Geography Geology (history) Historical
Geography Historical Maps History of
Architecture History of Art History of
Astronomy History of
Aviation History of Discovery and
Exploration History of Hydrography and
Navigation History of Science History of
Surveying Landscape & Garden History Maritime History Military
History
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SPECIAL TOPICS WITH RELEVANCE TO EARLY
MAPS Calendars
(early) Early
epochs (ancient & medieval) Illustrative
elements on maps Measuring and
defining space Miscellaneous (curiosities and literary)People Pictures Places Reference
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COMPANION SITES
The History of Cartography is, in a real sense, served by a network of
sites - a miniature web of its own:
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ARTICLES BY TONY CAMPBELL
Articles about the History of Cartography:
[see here for other articles available online, and also under Thefts
for 'opinion pieces']
ARTICLES BY OTHER AUTHORS
Searching for
Early Maps: Use of Online Library Catalogs [2013] - by Joel Kovarsky
Stolen maps &
books [2008] - by George Ritzlin
Library Security for
Maps [2007] - by April Carlucci
Two dozen suggestions for attending your first
International Conference on the History of Cartography (ICHC) [2005] - by Bert Johnson
What can the International Map Collectors' Society
do to deter map thieves? [2005] - by Roger Baskes
Report of the 'Responding to Theft' seminar,
held at the National Library of Wales on 25 April 2002 [2002] - by Chris Fleet
Bibliographic Essay: History of
Cartography [2001] - by Evelyn Edson
"Vinland Re-read" [1998] - by Paul Saenger
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