‘All Mapped Out: Maps, Plans and Charts in the Archives’ - Location: The Gallery, 77 Cowcross Street, London, EC1M 6EJ

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.

Areas to be explored could include:

• challenges of preserving maps owing to their scale or format
• survival or absence of significant maps, or collections thereof
• little known material, whether significant for design or purpose, for example
• misleading maps
• different reasons why maps have been produced
• interesting discoveries or interpretations based on the study of maps
• maps as a tool for public engagement
• broadening access through digitisation, grant funded projects, or other means
• relevant collaborations, such as between historians and collections managers
• changes in how maps have been created, and insights these provide, such as the rise of digital cartography
• whether existing map collections are under threat from technological advances

The British Records Association is a charity which aims to promote the preservation, understanding, accessibility and study of our recorded heritage for public benefit. It is open to anyone interested in records and archives whether local historians, academics, professional archivists, or custodians and owners of collections, or simply those who are curious about the record of our past.