13 February 2026 18:30 - 20:30 Leighton Room, Craigengower Cricket Club, 188 Wong Nai Chung Gap Road, Wanchai
13 February 2026 | 18:30 - 20:30 | Leighton Room, Craigengower Cricket Club, 188 Wong Nai Chung Gap Road, Wanchai
Due to unforeseen circumstances this event has been postponed until further notice.
To celebrate the upcoming Year of the Horse, an interesting talk looking at historical Chinese language maps of China (with longitude & latitude) has been organised. Starting with the earliest known Chinese world map based on Chinese cartography that Matteo Ricci and Chinese scholars put together in 1602 (Ming Dynasty), then going through various official Qing Dynasty and Republican era maps.
Event details
This free event is being held at Leighton Room, Craigengower Cricket Club, 188 Wong Nai Chung Gap Road,
Wanchai.
Registrations are on a first come first serve basis with a maximum capacity of 30 attendees.
Light snacks and refreshments will be provided.
For any questions, please contact Jesse Tam at j.tam@fugro.com
Click on the Book Now button to register.
Glenn Sheldon
Glenn is Australian and based in Hong Kong. He’s an economic geologist holding a BSc from Adelaide University. He’s a Fellow of AusIMM (Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy), Fellow of AIG (Australian Institute of Geoscientists) and a Member of SEG (Society of Economic
Geologists).