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”

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