York Historic Atlas Study Day

A new atlas reveals the development of York across two thousand years, and a study day is taking place on 23 April revealing why and how it was created.

Important since Roman times, the city of York grew to become one of the most prosperous, densely settled and influential cities of England in the medieval period and beyond. A new historic atlas, published in 2015, charts the development of the city up to the advent of the railway age through a series of detailed period chapters, maps and illustrations drawing on the most recent research in archaeology and history.

Organised by the Institute for the Public Understanding of the Past (ipup), the study day has an impressive line-up of speakers, and is intended to explain and explore the making of the atlas, highlighting some of the challenges in mapping historic York, and introducing the wider comparative European context for the project.  There will be plenty of time for discussion.

Find out more about the event, and book your tickets.