Computational Approaches to the History of Cartography

Mapping History has focused on the categorizing, labelling, digitization, and 3D reconstruction of 16^th & 17^th century maps & atlases of London and Lisbon. Over the course of the summer, the Mapping History team has developed its own unique analytical dataset by painstakingly labelling every element contained within these maps, used python to digitize this dataset, and, now in the projects final stage, has begun the process of reconstructing these historical perspectives in a 3D game engine.