Nicely written feature in Horizon Magazine @HorizonMagEU on our #Transpacific project. Enjoy the read!.

RT @ErcRutter: In early modern #navigation, theory met practice at #sea. Cosmographers had the models, but #pilots had the skills—and they….

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We're hosting a hybrid event next Thursday, July 31st, as a follow up to @jaswlaw's PhD defense, featuring case studies from @SchottenhammerA,@Roncypo and @KristofLoockx. For more details and to register, check out Looking forward to seeing you there!🌊

RT @Maritime1400: Counting down to the publication of 2 fantastic new books this summer: .Nautical Rutters & New Bodies of Knowledge in the….

🙏 Special thanks to the European Research Council @ERC_Research for their generous support to make this project possible as part of their HORIZON 2020 funding program.

📝 A smaller documentation, recorded in Mexico with Dr. Roberto Junco in Tepotzotlán and Acapulco, is also in preparation. 👉 See:

Sincere thanks to Bobby Orillaneda & the wonderful National Museum of the Philippines for supporting our TRANSPACIFIC Manila Galleon documentary. Jose Casabán & Kimura Jun represented our team on-site. Filming in Cebu, Manila, along with Saipan, Rota & Leuven—publication in 2026!.

We’re happy to welcome Stefanie Gänger from Heidelberg University for a talk on "Fever: Global Histories of (a) Disease, 1760–1830" across the French, Iberian, and British empires. Feel free to join us👇.🗓️ June 27, 2025 | 14:00 CET | Online (MS Teams).🔗

RT @ErcRutter: The final workshop of the RUTTER project has begun: two and a half days not to present the project, but to share knowledge a….

RT @ciuhct: ✴️22 a 24 de Maio .✔️Workshop Final do Projeto RUTTER.📍Academia das Ciências de Lisboa

You can still apply for this position until March 17!.

📣CFA: @EMHLeuven We are offering a fully-funded PhD position for the project "Globalisation and the Spread of Disease in Early Modern Maritime (South-)East Asia," with a focus on Taiwan and Dutch Batavia. Apply by Feb 28:

This fall, we will feature two talks in our #Transpacific lecture series, with speakers Cuauhtémoc Villamar and Lynette Russell. Check out the dates 📅and details below, along with the Teams links to join 👉

Hello all, we are happy to have YAN Niping @UM_1981 for our next #Transpacific lecture. She will talk about the making of the famous Boxer Codex (1590s) and the layers of geographic knowledge contained within. See you on📅Sept 27 at 15:00 CET via Teams. 👉

Interesting documents preserved at Archivo Histórico Provincial de Cádiz @CulturaAND featuring food onboard and cooks on naval and merchant ships departing for New Spain and returning to Cádiz in the 18th c.

RT @Carlosgzzvr: Exciting news! The dossier "Connecting both Indies" has been officially launched. Don't miss out - click here to access it….

📧Please email for the Teams link and more details to find at

Next on our #Transpacific lecture series: Uluwehi Hopkins will take us to the west coast of the Americas 🏝️ in her talk about Pacific seafarers and the indigenous populations within Pacific oral histories. "Moananuiākea: Pacific Explorations Revisited", on June 21 at 19:00 CET👇.

Check out Ron Po's @Roncypo new article on the Dunn Map, aka Fusheng quantu 福省全圖, a story yet to be told, and a visual feast to enjoy!.

In two days!📢Come and join us at beautiful Irish College Leuven @IrishCollegeLVN if you are around, or follow us online via Teams! All are welcome.