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Meet Snappy. He has melted our hearts and sends Jan Zglinski and I sprinting out the door each time he death rolls out of the tree... #birb

New articles in #IMCoS Map Journal on #Hal Shelton, #shaded relief mapping; Sabine River and Texas boundary; #Contarini–Roselli world map.

At last! Amazing resource, all for free!! Well done matthew edney, Mary Pedley, and the HoC team!! #maps

When I told my dad I was off to Graz for #DH2023 he quipped that he was arrested in Graz twice for street theatre in 1979. Coincidentally, this story has revealed the wonderful #digitalarchive for the Steirischerherbst festival! Worlds collide! archiv.steirischerherbst.at/en/editions/19…

If you’ve ever wondered how the law affected map making and the circulation of geographical knowledge from c15 to c20 your wait is nearly over! It’s been a long journey but finally publishing next week 🥂😊📖Hart Publishing #maphistory #copyrightlaw

New articles in #IMCoS Map Journal on #Caucasian mapping; # Hans Kok's collecting journey; # Penguins on maps.

This time last week I had the privilege of giving a lecture at the oldest library in America, the Charleston Library Society. It's been a delight digging around in their collections and I can't wait to return in the future.

A Jordanian friend emailed me after hearing Sayeeda Warsi on The Rest Is Politics LEADING this morning “I don’t know this lady but I was hit in the eyes by her clarity, conviction and compassion.” 👇🏻 it is again in her speech in the Lords. And here the pod alastaircampbell.org

Lovely to see this obituary of historian of science Jim Bennett, who was generous with his knowledge and time. theguardian.com/science/2023/d…

#IMCoS Map Journal No 175: Dalrymple, rare atlas of charts found; 19th-century French 'atlas' in blocks; 18th-century Spanish maps of the Greater Southwest.

#IMCoS Map Journal No 176: Chapeaurouge's Argentine cadastral atlas by Simon Morris; Gallery of maps in the Salzburg Residenz; The Curious Tale of "Clancy of the Overflow": European settlement in Australia in the nineteenth century.

Prof Susan Schulten gives the IMCoS Malcolm Young lecture on cartographer Richard Edes Harrison. From the 1930s through the 1950s, he produced hundreds of stunning maps and graphics that upended our understanding of geography. Registration is free at Eventbrite.

Issue No 177: Read about Dalrymple's charts and views of the coasts of China and stories of private collectors in national collections..

Read about celestial square globes in the September issue of the IMcoS Map Journal.

IMCoS Map Journal issue no 179. Read about James Abercrombie & Capt Rogers and an anonymous map of Crown Point and Fort Edward.

Read how an engraving error reversed the Gulf Stream on a 1762 chart of the Siege of Havana in the June issue of the 'IMCoS Map Journal'.

September issue: read Thomas O'Loughlin's review of Patrick Gautier Dalché's 2-volume masterpiece 'Mappae Mundi VIII-XII siècle'.