In October, from 10th to 12th of 2019, the Second biennial Barry Lawrence Ruderman Conference on Cartography will take place at the David Rumsey Map Center in Stanford. In this edition, the theme will be focused on the relationship between gender, sexuality and cartography. The most part of speakers are experts in maps and cartographic production and their presentations will […]
The David Rumsey Map Center, of Stanford University, is preparing the meeting Mapping and the Global Imaginary, 1500-1900 that will take place in February, 14 and 15 of 2019. The David Rumsey invites to participate with presentations that focus on authors and maps that propose alternative representations of the reality, based on social or personal imaginary, local level as well as […]
The David Rumsey Map Collection of Stanford University has digitalised recently the worldmap made by Urbano Monte in 1587. In fact, the worldmap is divided in 60 sheets that together make a map more than 3 meters of diameter. It was made from the most recent cartography of that time with a didactical aim. The information is available in diferents […]