Cartographic Sources and Territorial Transformations in the Horn of Africa since the Late 18th Century (ETHIOMAP)
The research project comprises two partner projects being carried out simultaneously in France (funded by French National Research Agency) and Germany (funded by German Research Foundation). The objective of the research project is to systematically document, classify, and analyse historical maps related to Ethiopia, many of which are largely unknown in Ethiopian research. This will not only fill a gap in global cartographic history, but also make a significant contribution to preserving indigenous territorial knowledge and original African cultural heritage. The project combines digital methods with historically developed research on northeast Africa and Ethiopia, and a collection of historical maps and archives that have largely not been processed yet.
Project Information
Organization
Transcultural Studies / Gotha Perthes Collection
Gotha Research Library
Project Management
- Dr. Eloi Ficquet (EHESS, Paris, Head of the French partner project)
- Assoc.-Prof. Dr. Wolbert Smidt (Mekelle University and Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Head of the German partner project)
Project Participants
- Prof. Dr. Iris Schröder (Director of the Research Centre for Transcultural Studies / Perthes Collection and Professor of World History at the University of Erfurt)
- Fesseha Berhe (Department of History and Heritage Management, Mekelle University, Äthiopien)
Duration
1/2016–12/2019
Funding
Funded by the National Agency for Research Promotion (ANR) and the German Research Foundation (DFG).
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