''Imago Mundi'', or in full ''Imago Mundi: International Journal for the History of Cartography'', is a semiannual

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about mapping, established in 1935 by

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. It covers the history of early maps,

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, and map-related ideas. Articles are in English and have abstracts in French,

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, and English. Each volume also contains three reference sections (

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s, bibliography, and chronicle) that provide a summary of current developments in the field. It was published originally by Imago Mundi Ltd. with (electronic), 0308-5694 (paper).

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