{"id":14031,"date":"2026-05-30T12:31:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-30T11:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.englishlocalhistory.org\/wp\/?p=14031"},"modified":"2026-09-22T11:00:55","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T10:00:55","slug":"all-mapped-out-maps-plans-and-charts-in-the-archives-conference-november-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.englishlocalhistory.org\/wp\/2026\/05\/30\/all-mapped-out-maps-plans-and-charts-in-the-archives-conference-november-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"All Mapped Out: Maps, Plans and Charts in the Archives Conference &#8211; November 2026."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tuesday 24 November 2026 at The Gallery, 77 Cowcross Street, London, EC1M 6EJ.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This year the British Records Association (BRA) annual conference will be held on the topic of records and archives which take the form of maps or geographical plans and charts.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"208\" height=\"300\" data-attachment-id=\"9957\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.englishlocalhistory.org\/wp\/2025\/05\/06\/new-old-maps-from-the-national-library-of-scotland\/england_map\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.englishlocalhistory.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/England_map.jpg?fit=400%2C578&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"400,578\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"England_map\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.englishlocalhistory.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/England_map.jpg?fit=400%2C578&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.englishlocalhistory.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/England_map.jpg?resize=208%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9957\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.englishlocalhistory.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/England_map.jpg?resize=208%2C300&amp;ssl=1 208w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.englishlocalhistory.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/England_map.jpg?w=400&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 208px) 100vw, 208px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>Areas to be explored could include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>challenges of preserving maps owing to their scale or format<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>survival or absence of significant maps, or collections thereof<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>little known material, whether significant for design or purpose, for example<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>misleading maps<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>different reasons why maps have been produced<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>interesting discoveries or interpretations based on the study of maps<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>maps as a tool for public engagement<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>broadening access through digitisation, grant funded projects, or other means<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>relevant collaborations, such as between historians and collections managers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>changes in how maps have been created, and insights these provide, such as the rise of digital cartography<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>whether existing map collections are under threat from technological advances<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-fe48e5de wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-midnight-gradient-background has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.britishrecordsassociation.org.uk\/up-coming\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">More here<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-summary\">\nTuesday 24 November 2026 at The Gallery, 77 Cowcross Street, London, EC1M 6EJ. This year the British Records Association (BRA)&hellip;\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.englishlocalhistory.org\/wp\/2026\/05\/30\/all-mapped-out-maps-plans-and-charts-in-the-archives-conference-november-2026\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &ldquo;All Mapped Out: Maps, Plans and Charts in the Archives Conference &#8211; November 2026.&rdquo;<\/span>&hellip;<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11511,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_eb_attr":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[947],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14031","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-information","entry"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":10268,"url":"https:\/\/www.englishlocalhistory.org\/wp\/2025\/06\/03\/the-british-institute-for-libyan-northern-african-studies-archive\/","url_meta":{"origin":14031,"position":0},"title":"The British Institute for Libyan &amp; Northern African Studies Archive.","author":"John Parker","date":"3 June 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"The British Institute for Libyan & Northern African Studies [BILNAS] Archive is based in the School of Archaeology and Ancient History at the University of Leicester and is home to historically significant collections that document the archaeology, history, environment, and culture of Libya and the wider Northern African Region. 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