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September 2026
Visit to Geological Society of London
Afternoon visit to Geological Society of London (GSL) When: Tuesday 15 September 2026, 2.30 pm to 4.30pm Where: Geological Society of London, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London, W1J 9EJ. It is a short walk from Piccadilly Circus and Green Park Underground stations. Who: IMCoS members and their guests What’s on: An afternoon hosted by John Henry, IMCoS member and Fellow of the GSL and Caroline L
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June 2026
Annual General Meeting
IMCoS 2026 Annual General Meeting will take place on Saturday 6th June, at 10:00 in the Lowther Room at the Royal Geographical Society, Kensington London (the same venue as the London Map Fair). All members are welcome to attend. For further information please email the Editor at ljiljana.editor@gmail.com
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November 2025
Paris Map Fair 2025
24th Paris Map-Fair Saturday, 22 November 2025 11 h 00 - 18h 00 Free entry - Free estimation of your maps, atlases and globes Hôtel Ambassador Marriott 16 Bd Haussmann - 75009 Paris - France Info: tél. +33 (0)1 84 88 45 86 - +33 (0)6 11 80 33 75 Email : paris@map-fair.comThe 24th edition of the Paris Map Fair will take place on November 22, 2025. It will openhttps://www.map-fair.com/paris/ENG
11 - 14
October 2021
38th IMCoS International Symposium, Brussels 2021
The 38th IMCoS Symposium will highlight the early Belgian contributions to the development of cartography worldwide. These include the introduction of triangulation techniques (Frisius, van Deventer), first world atlases (Ortelius, Mercator) and the first navigation map to use the Mercator projection. Hosted by the Royal Library of Belgium and the Brussels Map Circle (his Symposium is planned a...
25
February 2021
ONLINE “SHOW AND TELL” 25TH FEBRUARY 2021
We are delighted to announce that ten presenters – famous names and new faces – will be talking for ten minutes on a cartographic subject they are passionate about. The contributions are an equal mix – maps, a globe, an atlas and town plans. The significance of these contributions ranges from the historical and topographical to the cultural and the linguistic. The items range from the 16th t...
5 - 6
September 2019
IMCoS visit to Oxford 5–6 September 2019
Members of IMCoS are invited to join us for a two-day visit to Oxford. As the visit to Christ Church University Library is limited to 25 members it is advisable to book as soon as possible if you are interested. Now fully booked, so no more bookings can be taken. The programme is as follows: Thursday, 5 September 2019. Arrive around midday in Oxford. Please leave any overnight bags at your a...
7 - 8
June 2019
2019 Malcolm Young Lecture, Annual Dinner and AGM
The Malcolm Young Lecture. Our speaker this year will be Mario Cams, Asst. Professor at the University of Macao/China (studied at the Royal University of Leuven (Louvain) in Belgium, on the Novus Atlas Sinensis (1655): The Story Behind Europe’s First Atlas of East Asia. The talk will look at just how the Atlas Sinensis by Blaeu/Martini came about. IMCoS Annual Dinner. The Annual Dinner takes....
6 - 9
June 2019
Four days of Fairs
In June 2019 there are four map & book fairs within four days in central London: 6 to 7 June - PBFA at the IBIS Hotel, Lille Road. 7 to 9 June - London Rare Book Fair, Battersea Park. 8 to 9 June - London Map Fair, Royal Geographical Society, SW7. 9 June - Bloomsbury Book Fair. Only the London Map Fair is exclusively maps, but the others generally have some maps and/or atlases too...
8 - 9
June 2018
2018 Lecture, Annual Dinner and AGM
The Malcolm Young Lecture. Our speaker this year will be Alan Ereira, and his recent book The Nine Lives of John Ogilby, Britain's Master Map Maker and his Secrets will be the inspiration for his talk. (Pictured is last year's winner of the Helen Wallis / IMCoS Award, Professor Emeritus Vladimiro Valeri, with IMCoS President Peter Barber). Alan Ereira is a historian and award-winning documentar...
12 - 13
April 2018
Visit to Cambridge and Collectors’ Evening
Registration is now closed for this exciting IMCoS programme in Cambridge, as we are now full. The visit includes: Emmanuel College, Cambridge University Library, Polar Museum, Scott Polar Research Institute Whipple Museum. In addition, Dr Sarah Bendall will give a lecture entitled 'Oxford and Cambridge Colleges as map-makers and map-users c. 1550-1850'. The Collectors' Meeting will be held....
14 - 20
October 2018
IMCoS 2018 Symposium in Manila & Hong Kong
In October 2018 the IMCoS International Symposium will be split between two major Asian cities: 14th to 17th October in Manila, and 19th to 20th October in Hong Kong. (The 18th has been left free to enable transfers from Manila to Hong Kong.) The website for the Manila section is now available. The site contains details of the numerous talks, exhibitions and visits. The website for the Hong Ko...
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March 2017
Visit to Manchester Libraries 31 March 2017
An exclusive visit has been arranged for members of IMCoS to the John Rylands Library in Manchester City Centre, one of the most spectacular libraries in the world. We will see maps and atlases which are part of a collection given to the library by the 5th Earl Spencer in 1872 plus many other treasures. Amongst the items on display will be a 15th century map of the world, an atlas by Christophe...
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November 2016
Special IMCoS visit to the latest British Library map exhibition
Members of IMCoS are invited to a special viewing of The British Library’s new exhibition ‘Maps and the 20th Century: Drawing the Line’. Our guide will be Lead Curator of Maps at the BL, Tom Harper, who will point out the most significant maps and be on hand to answer questions. The exhibition will evaluate the turbulent century through the eyes of hundreds of maps produced during the period. T...
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September 2016