Maps and mapping play a central part in many expeditions. They help participants to plan and to plot where they’ve been. Explorers also produce their own original maps and we have an extensive collection of these in our library at the Society.
This talk will discuss such maps with a special emphasis on the collaborative effort that goes into creating them, an effort that often included Indigenous peoples. It asks what stories we can and should tell with explorers’ maps?
- Non-Society event
CityJS London 2025: London JavaScript conference
The JavaScript London event of the year returns for the third year in a row. We’re thrilled to have some incredible speakers confirmed, including Kent C. Dodds, Rich Harris, Jason Lengstorf, and Sara Vieira.
Royal Geographical Society (with IBG)Open to allFriday 25 April 2025 - Exhibition
Siam through the lens of John Thomson
An exhibition of large format photographic prints taken by John Thomson FRGS during his time in Thailand.
Royal Geographical Society (with IBG)Open to all28 Apr 2025 - 20 May 2025 - Discussion
The Mulu (Sarawak) expedition 1977-1978
Hear Robin and his colleagues share their first-hand stories, sounds, artefacts, maps and images associated with the original geographical survey of the Gunung Mulu National Park, Sarawak by the Society and the Foresty Department in 1977-1978, and now a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Royal Geographical Society (with IBG)Open to allMonday 28 April 2025