Herder Institute The Herder Institute for Historical Research on East Central Europe – Institute of the Leibniz Association is one of the central facilities of historical East Central European research in Germany. The Institute is a member of the Leibniz Association.

The Institute focuses on the history and culture of Poland, Estonia, Latvia, the Czech Republic, Lithuania, Slovakia and the Kaliningrad region. It offers one of the best specialist libraries in this field and maintains extensive collections. It conducts research and development projects and organizes conferences, workshops and lectures.

A program of scholarships enables researchers to conduct research for periods between one and three months. The numerous publications of the institute’s publishing department include the Zeitschrift für Osteuropaforschungen (Journal of East Central European Research).

Historical Cartography A JOINT WORKSHOP OF THE CENTRAL EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY & THE HERDER INSTITUTE, 14-16 MARCH 2016

General Information https://herderceuworkshop.wordpress.com

Herder Institute Gisonenweg 5-7, 35037 Marburg. Phone: +49 6421 184-0 Sunday, March 13 Arrival at Marburg Train station 7.17 pm Transfer to Hotel Carle, Ronhäuserstr. 8, 35043 Marburg. Wednesday, March 16 Departure from Hotel Carle at 10.10 am. Departure from Marburg Train Station at 10.35 am.

Organizers Dr. Victoria Harms, LGSch, Herder Institute. Dr. Christian Lotz, Map Collection, Herder Institute. Dr. Madalina Veres, IAS fellow, CEU.

This workshop is generously co-funded by the Herder Institute and the History Department of the Central European

University.

Schedule

Monday, March 14:

9.00 –10.45 Welcome, Readings

(Vortragssaal)

10.45 –11.00 Coffee Break

11.00 –12.30 Introductory

Workshop (Collection)

12.30 – 1.30 Lunch break

1.30 – 2.30 Guest lecture

Dr. David Kuchenbuch, Justus-

Liebig-University, Gießen:

“From 'True Representation' to Post-Peters-Cartography: The History of the Peters Projection.”

Vortragssaal, Herder Institute.

2.30 – 2.45 Coffee break

2.45 – 5.00 Individual Research

5.15 – 6.15 Optional: Guided tour

through the ‘Oberstadt’

6.30 Dinner Restaurant:

Gartenlaube,

Steinweg 38.

3.00 – 3.30 Coffee Break

4.00 - 5. 30 Individual Research

1.30 - 3.00 Keynote

Dr. Madalina Veres, Humanities Initiative

Fellow, Institute for Advanced Study, CEU:

“Visualizing Empires: The Rise of Large-Scale Topographic Maps and the Military Survey of the Habsburg Lands.”

Vortragssaal, Herder Institute.

Tuesday, March 15

9.00 – 10.45 Participants present

Research Projects/ Sources

10.45 – 11.00 Coffee Break

11.00 – 12.30 Individual Research

Supporting departments:

✤ Image Archive

✤ Map Collection

✤ Library

✤ Document Archive DSHI