# Event Details - **Event Name**: "Better than a map"? The 360° panoramas of Robert Barker and his successors - **Event Start and End Date**: Mon, 16 Feb, 2026 at 12:15 pm – Mon, 16 Feb, 2026 at 12:45 pm - **Event Description**: Join us with Elizabeth Quarmby Lawerence from University of Edinburgh as part of our Map Festival in this capitivating talkAbout this EventThe 360-degree panorama entertainment experience was invented in Edinburgh in the 1780s and became a staple of nineteenth-century popular entertainment.  The original and longest-enduring panorama business of the nineteenth century,  Barker's Panorama, Leicester Square, which lasted from 1793 to1861 always showed real places, and made claims for the accuracy and truthfulness of its images.  However, it is clear that things were never quite that simple.  This talk will consider how the panorama represented places, and what it was really trying to achieve which made it so popular.The talk will take 20 minutes with 10 minutes for questions. https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events5/banners/3d448900-f788-11f0-ac63-75911b46e902-rimg-w1200-h287-dc000000-gmir.png - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/edinburgh/better-than-a-map-the-360°-panoramas-of-robert-barker-and-his-successors/100001979971667557 - **Event Categories**: festivals - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: GBP ## Event venue details - **city**: Edinburgh - **state**: SC - **country**: United Kingdom - **location**: National Library of Scotland - **lat**: 55.9363494 - **long**: -3.1800246 - **full address**: National Library of Scotland, 159 Causewayside, Edinburgh, United Kingdom ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: "Better than a map"? 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The 360° panoramas of Robert Barker and his successors is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Edinburgh, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If "Better than a map"? The 360° panoramas of Robert Barker and his successors sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast. ## Structured Data (JSON-LD) ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Event", "name": ""Better than a map"? 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