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Areas to be explored could include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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- challenges of preserving maps owing to their scale or format<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- survival or absence of significant maps, or collections thereof<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- little known material, whether significant for design or purpose, for example<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- misleading maps<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- different reasons why maps have been produced<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- interesting discoveries or interpretations based on the study of maps<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- maps as a tool for public engagement<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- broadening access through digitisation, grant funded projects, or other means<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- relevant collaborations, such as between historians and collections managers<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- changes in how maps have been created, and insights these provide, such as the rise of digital cartography<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- whether existing map collections are under threat from technological advances<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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