Peter Borschberg

I teach and research the history of global interaction with a focus on maritime history and cartography in the period 1500-1900. My research has an interdisciplinary angle, reaching out to students and scholars interested in historical geography, international law, political science, international relations, economics and trade. In the past I focused on the life and work of the Dutch humanist lawyer Hugo Grotius but I’ve also branched out into Spanish, Dutch and Portuguese imperial history, and the history of the law of nations.