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UPDATED 30th September 2026 

LIVE TALK ON ZOOM.
Modern London Maps of 20th Century London.

Wednesday 21st October 2026, 8:00pm. Zoom.

This will be a talk by Vincent Westbrook on his recently published book entitled 'Modern London Maps'. See and hear about a key map selection from this superb book by the speaker, featuring a wide range of recent and not-so-recent London maps with their stories.

The Zoom link to join the talk, and a discount code to buy the book at a reduced price, can be found in the Members only eNewsletter.
 

NEXT MIDLAND GROUP MEETING.

Tuesday 3rd November 2026, 7:30pm.
Wall, Lichfield, Staffordshire.

The next meeting of the map study group at Wall Village Hall will be on Tuesday 3rd November starting at 7.30pm. The subject of the meet will be decided nearer the time. The venue is on Watling St, Wall, Lichfield WS14 0AW.

For more information contact 07812 144675 or mail Lez Watson.

BRITISH RECORDS ASSOCIATION'S ANNUAL CONFERENCE.
'All Mapped Out: Maps, Plans and Charts in the Archives'

Tuesday 24th November 2026. 9:30am - 4:45pm.
The Gallery, London.

Join the British Records Association at their Annual Conference focusing on a variety of map resources and challenges of their preservation. Our very own Treasurer Nick Krebs will be presenting on the subject of 'Arabia and the Gulf: Mapped, Catalogued, Digitised and Gratis'.

Maps are created for a variety of reasons sometimes explicit, sometimes unknown. They document physical places, but also the people who own and occupy them, and range in scope from ambitious attempts to present a view of the world to detailed records of a particular settlement.

Maps are interrogated for the information they hold, but can also serve to inspire reflection and creative practice. Digitisation can help to mitigate the preservation and access challenges inevitably associated with large format documents, while providing opportunities for new approaches to mapping drawing on complementary archival sources.

Tickets are £45 for Members, students and the unwaged, £65 for non-members. Conference fees include full catering for the day. For further details, the conference programme and to purchase tickets, please use this link to visit the Eventbrite site.