Current research

Along with completing a study of the depiction of ships on maps, their accuracy and their purpose, in southern and in northern Europe before 1550. there is an ongoing study of the relationship (economic, political, cultural) between the Dutch Republic and the Baltic region from around 1400 to around 1800. There is also, through cooperation with a group of researchers from different parts of Europe , a study of energy sources, their uses and environmental impact of the distribution of sources of energy from the Renaissance to the present.