Monika Barget (Digital Humanities and Early Modern History) contributes an innovative perspective from geohumanities and digital cartography to the DFG network. As an early modern historian, Barget works on a project of high relevance entitled: “On the edge of Europe? - Mediterranean, Atlantic and North Sea islands in German sources, ca. 1650-1750.” Barget investigates the perception of supposedly marginalized European island regions in sources printed or distributed within the Holy Roman Empire. By digitally mapping the publication locations and analyzing the genres and topics, she compares historical German conceptions of island societies, of the ideal territorial state, of cultural isolation, or of pan-European identity to island perceptions circulated in other European languages. Imperial narratives often found in English, French or Spanish sources of the time can thus be contrasted with scientific or cultural approaches beyond political borders and power relations. Visualizing the translation processes between various European languages as well as the institutional and personal networks that controlled the dissemination of information about Europe's islands welcomes comparisons with other time periods and the research of fellow network members.