I’m about to publish a book on Anglo-Swedish trade & commercial diplomacy in C17 and I loooove Brit-Scan interaction in general Wonderin if any seminars/conferences would let me tout my research and if anyone has any recs. I’m out of practice.

Fireworks at Narva, 8 December 1649 Queen Kristina stood on a dragon wielding a firework spewing sword to laud the conclusion of the Peace of Westphalia in connection with her birthday and the lads crossing swords Sword reads "Pax Nobis fiat modo Christina vivat"

Save the date! Det nionde Svenska historikermötet anordnas vid Umeå universitet den 14 till 16 juni 2023. CfP publiceras juni 2022 med deadline 1/12 och besked om antagning den 30/1 2023. Håll dig uppdaterad via Svenska Historiska Föreningens hemsida: svenskahistoriskaforeningen.se/index.php/hist…

Summer Institute at the Newberry Library in July–August 2022, on mapping the early modern world — deadline for applications is March 1st !!! See …ppingearlymodernworld22.wordpress.com

It took me almost as long to unpack this book as it took me to write it. But here it is in three dimensions! Thanks to everyone who supported me along the way and to the main protagonist Badr al-Din al-Ghazzi who made for excellent company.

I’m very partial, but scrolling through my sister’s drawings on Instagram might just be the best procrastinator in the world. Check her out and watch your deadlines slip peacefully by. instagram.com/p/Bfbbo8egzEi/…

Coffee is the answer ☕️❤️ instagram.com/p/BjHduFchi4r/…

On bees and war

This makes a really good case of why it is so important to discuss what maps are and what they are not. "Beware of maps bearing easy lines".

New collaboration between Rumsey Map Collection and Machines Reading Maps. mapKurator will scan text in 60,000 georeferenced Rumsey maps. The data generated will make the Rumsey Map Collection the first large digitized map collection in the world to be fully searchable via text.

If I’ll ever need/want to teach or read up on military history I’ll be sure to find my way back to this thread #syllabus #twitterhistorians

An amazing opportunity to shape the world of map history ! Imago Mundi needs a new editor or team of editors. The directors are open to ideas and change! Open to non-native English speakers !! Email or DM me if you have any questions/ideas !!! networks.h-net.org/node/4879599/d…

Hanging from the ceiling in the Lüneburg Rathaus are the bones of the pig that, according to legend, first led citizens to discover the salt deposits that made the medieval city so rich

Inspired by John Paul Newman, I've created a map with names of Laurel & Hardy in some European languages. Highlights: 1. SV&NO: Whole & Half 2. Danish: Gøg og Gokke 3. Polish: Flip i Flap 4. German: Dick und Doof 3. HU/RO: Stan & Pan/Bran 4. Variations: Stan & Ollie; fat & skinny

Check out our nifty new digital exhibition, "Theatre of the World"! It uses Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) collections to explore the early history of world atlases, curated by my superb colleagues, Julie Cole and David McNeill. #maps #atlases rgs.org/about/our-coll…