Mapping the Republic of Letters

This is not a new project, but in case you have missed it (like us) when it was released a couple of years ago, you may want to take a look at it. The Mapping the Republic of Letters project developed at Stanford presents an interactive mapping application offering different ways of visualizing the relationships between the origins and destinations of thousands of letters mailed throughout Europe during the early modern period (1500-1800). This on-going interdisciplinary project definitely reflects the humanist culture that characterized the early modern period it represents. It could definitely be a stimulating source of inspiration for anybody interested in mapping (social) networks.