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This event is in the past.It took place on December 11, 2025 at Branner Earth Sciences Library.

The Colonial Gulf: How Empires Documented a Region 1
History Exhibition
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The Colonial Gulf: How Empires Documented a Region

Stanford

See the Persian Gulf through the eyes of empires. This map exhibition traces how British, Ottoman, and American powers documented the region, featuring historical artifacts and modern data visualizations from the British Gazetteer.

Historical cartography
Colonial studies
Middle East history
Map exhibition

Tips

🌐full exhibit viewable online via StoryMaps
🎫Stanford ID required, visitors sign in at desk

Branner Earth Sciences Library

The Ruth Wattis Mitchell Earth Sciences Building, 397 Panama Mall, Stanford, CA 94305, USA

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