26th International Conference on the History of Cartography 12-17 July 2015
Jun 27, 2015
26th International Conference on the History of Cartography12-17 July 2015
Abraham Ortelius (1527-1598) Gerardus Mercator (1512-1594)
Abraham Ortelius (1527-1598) First modern atlas (1570)
Theatre of the Worldin Four Dimensions
Conference Theme
Theatre of the Worldin Four Dimensions
Theatre of the Worldin Four Dimensions
Theatre of the Worldin Four Dimensions
SPACE TIME
IMAGINATION SPECTACLE
Scale bar on Ortelius’s map of China
Mapping the city / metropolis
Maritime maps
Exploration maps
Atlas productionSPACE
Title page of Ortelius’s Parergon
TIMEMapping the past:
historical maps and atlases
The history of longitude
Prime meridians
Utopia map by Ortelius
Mapping mythical and imaginary places
Artistic decoration of maps
Thematic mapping
Map projections: the earth in two dimensions
IMAGINATION
Fool’s Cap Map attributed to Ortelius
SPECTACLE
Unlocking the treasure-houses of map collections to a large audience
Maps in all dimensions: globes, wall maps, maps in almanacs,…
Showing status: the use of maps for promotional reasons
Conference locationCity Campus University Antwerp (Hof van Liere)
Conference locationAula Rector Dhanis
MASA View of the Knowledgeand Imagination of the World
Museum Plantin-MoretusThe Image of the City
Museum Plantin-MoretusThe Image of the City
Bird’s eye view by Vergilius Bononiensis (1565)
Hendrik Conscience Library Mapping the Seven Seas
© Bart Huysmans & Michel Wuyts
Rockox HouseAbraham Ortelius under the spell of Classical Antiquity
Rockox HouseAbraham Ortelius under the spell of Classical Antiquity
FelixArchiefLand Survey Maps and Atlases
© Marion Kahane
FelixArchiefGeographical Initiatives in Antwerp
1871 First International Geographical Conference
© Marion Kahane
University LibraryGeographical Initiatives in Antwerp
1876 Geographical Society of Antwerp
© Marion Kahane
Post-conference toursSint-Niklaas
Brussels
Leuven
Antwerp, a maritime metropolis
Town Hall 450th anniversary
Rubens city par excellence
World diamond centre
City of fashion
Museum of migration
Culinary delights
Land of “milk” and “honey”