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Nick Millea
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Map Curator at the Bodleian, University of Oxford; Hon Fellow, Royal Scottish Geographical Society; Chair, Charlbury Beer Festival (2020); Cyclist ...
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We're delighted to introduce our brand new tote bag! We've partnered with the excellent folks at Teemill to create a premium quality bag made from 100% sustainable organic cotton. What better way to look stylish and promote your local heritage? Order online shop.historictownstrust.uk/product/htt-...
November 13, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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November 14, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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There is still time to apply for one of our 50+ Visiting Fellowships @bodleian.ox.ac.uk for the 2026-27 academic year! A vibrant interdisciplinary research centre in the heart of one of the world’s great libraries!
VISITING FELLOWSHIPS: Applications are now open for 2026-27!

The deadline for applications is Friday 28 November 2025.

For more information on how to apply: https://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/csb/fellowships/bodleian-visiting-fellowships
November 12, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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Mapping Identities Conference 9/02/26-10/02/26 Call for Papers.

We warmly invite expressions of interest in the form of 250-word abstracts and 100-word short biographies Wednesday 17/12/25

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November 12, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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Last chance! Abstracts due tomorrow for the International Conference on the History of Cartography! #cfp #ichc2026 #skystorians #maps 🗃️
Don’t forget to submit your proposals for #ichc2026! Who wouldn’t want to talk about #maps in Prague?

Abstracts due 14 November! #skystorians 🗃️
ichc2026.org
November 13, 2025 at 9:09 AM
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WRFM, the local radio station formerly known as Witney Radio, will be heard on digital radio (DAB) in West Oxfordshire after winning a licence from Ofcom. The station already has FM licences in West Oxfordshire and DAB in Oxford city.
November 12, 2025 at 10:08 AM
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Come along to see Livingmapper @mikeduggan4.bsky.social chair a panel discussion on the question of 'who controls the map' at @britishlibrary.bsky.social events.bl.uk/events/onlin...
The Lie of the Land: Who Controls the Map? | British Library
Technologist Ed Parsons, Dr Ollie Ballinger and Dr Pragya Agarwal join cultural geographer Mike Duggan in this panel conversation to explore how maps and c
events.bl.uk
November 7, 2025 at 10:22 AM
A different sort of commute today ... The rim split on my front wheel, a 4-mile walk from the nearest train station. Thanks to @gwr.com for getting me to work and @blenheimpalace.bsky.social for a scenic walk.
November 6, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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Our YouTube channel has beefed up for the winter! You can now watch lots of brilliant talks about mapmaking and the history of Britain's towns and cities. Please subscribe here: www.youtube.com/@hist_towns
Historic Towns Trust
An educational charity working to map the urban histories of Great Britain.
www.youtube.com
November 4, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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📣📣 PRIZE 📣📣

The International Society for the History of the Map (ISHMap) is pleased to invite nominations and self-nominations for its Prize for Projects in Map History.

Details: ishmap.com/prize-for-pr...

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Prize for Projects in Map History 2026
The International Society for the History of the Map (ISHMap) is pleased to invite nominations and self-nominations for its Prize for Projects in Map History.   The ISHMap Prize in for Pr…
ishmap.com
November 4, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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Don’t forget to submit your proposals for #ichc2026! Who wouldn’t want to talk about #maps in Prague?

Abstracts due 14 November! #skystorians 🗃️
ichc2026.org
November 3, 2025 at 10:03 PM
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We finished the day with stories and insights from Felicity Aston and Phoebe Smith, two contemporary explorers who use and think about #maps a lot. What a great day!

Thanks to all attended @rgsibg.bsky.social and online!
October 31, 2025 at 8:08 AM
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The Challenging Maps & Exploration symposium is in full swing!

We started with maps & empire & are now discussing Indigeneity, archives, & mapping.

Michael Bravo just asked, “How do we listen to maps?” Just one of many provocative questions that drive today’s conversations. #maps #skystorians 🗃️
October 30, 2025 at 11:55 AM
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Lots going on in this picture from a Dutch sea atlas, 1676. Figures point cross-staffs to a sea-torch, symbolizing navigation, others measure maps and globes with compasses. A sailor holds a sounding weight to measure depths and a navigator a marine astrolabe to measure latitude @bodleian.ox.ac.uk
October 30, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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Secret Maps opens today! 🤫 🗺️

From medieval manuscripts to Cold War espionage, our new exhibition explores how maps have hidden as much as they revealed for over 600 years.

Book now: bit.ly/BLSecretMaps
October 24, 2025 at 12:26 PM
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Cronos, Greek god of death and time (hence the scythe and hourglass) and Hercules (in one of his labours, capturing the multi-headed dog Cerberus) either side of an armillary sphere in a 1663 Blaeu atlas of Asia. On the next page Hercules opens a door onto the continent @bodleian.ox.ac.uk
October 24, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Definitely "nice to look at". Another @bodleian.ox.ac.uk #Maps blog by @debbietheduck.bsky.social looks at a recently-discovered letter accompanying Bryant's stunning 1824 map of #Oxfordshire. A great endorsement of @ordnancesurvey.bsky.social mapping too. Go to: blogs.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/maps/
October 20, 2025 at 11:29 AM
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Café ride to test the upcoming version of the cycle.travel app ☕️
October 15, 2025 at 12:37 PM
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'Close's fisherman's chart', c1922, has some beautifully poetic descriptions of fishing grounds and trawling sites, along with a timeline of U-Boats captured or destroyed in the channel during the First World War, including this piece about the activities of Skipper Tom Phillips @bodleian.ox.ac.uk
October 16, 2025 at 10:11 AM
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Are you using #maps in research?

Want to learn about their history and use as sources?

In London in late January?

Sign up for @ihr.bsky.social short course, Historic Maps: Interpreting Stories of Place!

#maphistory #skystorians 🗃️
Historic Maps: Interpreting Stories of Place
Discovery Course 1
www.sas.ac.uk
October 15, 2025 at 8:47 AM
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We’re so proud of our trustee, Bob Allies.
Congratulations to Architect in Residence Professor Bob Allies from the Department of Architecture & Civil Engineering who has been nominated for the 2025 #StirlingPrize. The building designed for the University of Arts London is one of six finalists for the prestigious architecture awards.
October 14, 2025 at 1:37 PM
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👋🏻 Hey Students! We get it, navigating career decisions in the cartographic sphere can be tricky. But we've got you... We're hosting an online Careers Talk, FREE for Student Members, feat. inspiring talks from 4 cartographic professionals (including the brilliant Hannah!). Check your inbox to sign-up
October 13, 2025 at 7:02 AM
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We’re at the @balhnews.bsky.social Herts. Beds. and Bucks. conference today. Do come and say hello!
October 11, 2025 at 9:59 AM
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The pedestrianised Market Street, Hinksey’s Little Wheels and Wet Play Park, restoration of Christ Church Cathedral Tower and Oxford Brookes’ “Edible Streets” project are among the shortlisted entries for Oxford Preservation Trust’s 2025 awards. Winners will be announced on 12 November.
October 13, 2025 at 11:42 AM