Notes from a symposium on cartography and imperialism at the Royal Geographical Society. Challenging maps and exploration

The symposium Challenging Maps and Exploration took place on Thursday, 30 October, organized by the Royal Geographical Society in collaboration with the Sunderland Collection. The event brought together academics, researchers, and explorers, combining multiple disciplines and approaches to the relationship between cartography, travel, and Western imperialism. Overall, the presentations helped to consolidate several research lines that scholars have recently begun to develop through monographs and academic publications. For this reason, the symposium was particularly valuable, as it provided an opportunity for exchange bringing together scholars and cartography professionals from a vari-ety of academic and research contexts.