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Subject: "The Portolan" (Washington Map Society) - Issue 68 - HOLLIS on
cartographic literacy in early modern England; WOOLDRIDGE on variations
of a landmark map of Virginia; SCHEEL on a disputed land mass in
Virginia; VOGEL on DC Mayor Williams' presentation at the Washington Map
Society; five map and book reviews; and more.
Date: Sun, 6 May 2007 16:15:32 -0400
From: Tom Sander <[log in to unmask]>
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"The Portolan" has been published since 1984 and welcomes you to
investigate this thrice-yearly journal with articles on maps, the
history of cartography, and exploration. It is the only journal of its
kind in the Americas. Below is information on the issue just published.
See the end of this message for the link to the contents list of all
back issues and an index to those issues. The focus of the society and
the journal is not solely Washington; topics are widespread in scope.
*"THE PORTOLAN": JOURNAL OF THE WASHINGTON MAP SOCIETY
ISSUE 68 (Spring 2007)
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Issue 68 (Spring 2007), consisting of 72 pages, was published in April
2007 and sent to all subscribers and members in good standing of the
Washington Map Society. Copies are available for purchase.
GAVIN HOLLIS Ristow-Prize winning article examines cartographic
literacy in early modern England and the effect a map might have in its
first audiences. WILLIAM WOOLDRIDGE, a noted collector of Virginia maps,
examines the landmark Bucholtz - Ludwig map is its successors. GENE
SCHEEL describes an island in the Potomac River in Virginia and disputed
claims for it. LUKE VAVRA describes the formation of a map society at
the Library of Virginia. STEVE VOGEL reports on the visit of DC Mayor
Tony Williams to the Washington Map Society. JOYCE GROSS describes an
exhibition of antiquarian maps in Washington DC. BERT JOHNSON provides a
final update on the July 2007 ICHC meeting in Berne, Switzerland. TOM
SANDER describes preparations for the Festival of Maps, Chicago map
extravaganza that begins in November 2007. One map and four books are
reviewed. And there is more. "The Portolan" is published three times per
year; issue 69 is due for release in August 2007.
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*CONTENTS OF ISSUE 68 Spring 2007
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ARTICLES
Give me the map there: _King Lear_ and Cartographic Literacy in Early
Modern England by Gavin Hollis. _Winner 2006 Ristow Prize Competition.
_The Bucholtz Ludwig Map of Virginia and its Successors, 1858-1868
by William Wooldridge
No Mans Island of Fairfax County, Virginia by Eugene Scheel
RECENT PUBLICATIONS
This regular feature, a bibliographic listing of articles and books
appearing worldwide on antique maps and globes and the history of
cartography, does not appear in the Spring 2007 issue. Its contributor
since Issue Number 1 of The Portolan, Eric W. Wolf, died in April
2007. A successor is being sought to resume this feature.
BOOK/ MAP REVIEWS:
MAP REVIEW:
The Maps of _Company Commander _ Europe 1944 & 1945 (Reviewer: Robert
Rhodes)
BOOK REVIEWS:
Surveying the Shore Historic Maps of Coastal Massachusetts 1600-1930
(Reviewer: Michael Buehler)
The Sovereign Map - Theoretical Approaches in Cartography throughout
History (Reviewer: J. B. Post)
A Survey of Palestine under the British Mandate, 1920-1948 (Reviewer:
Ralph Ehrenberg)
Cartographies of Tsardom- The Land and its Meanings in
Seventeenth-Century Russia (Reviewer: Leonid Chekin)
SHORTER ITEMS
1. Washington Map Society Meetings, May - September 2007
2. Presidents Spring Letter, by William A. Stanley
3. Exhibitions and Meetings
4. Map Site Seeing
5. Fry-Jefferson Map Society Formed at Library of Virginia, by Luke Vavra
6. 2007 Ristow Prize Competition
7. DC Mayor Tony Williams Addresses the WMS, by Steven Vogel
8. Ptolemy & Copernicus, An exhibit of maps, by Joyce Gross
9. Final Call for ICHC in Berne, by Bert Johnson
10. Festival of Maps, Chicago, by Thomas F. Sander
11. Spotlight on the WMS Membership Roger Baskes, Bill Doying, Barbara
Keck
12. Cartographic Notes, by Thomas F. Sander
*AUTHORS OF ARTICLES AND REVIEWS IN THIS ISSUE
*MICHAEL BUEHLER the principal of Boston Rare Maps
LEONID CHEKIN is Leading Research Associate at the Institute for the
History of Science and Technology of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
RAPLH EHRENBERG, a founding member and past president of the Washington
Map Society, is President of the Society for the History of Discoveries.
JOYCE GROSS served from 1992-1995 as Secretary of the Washington Map
Society and from 1995-1998 as a Director of the Society.
GAVIN HOLLIS is the winner of the 2006 WALTER W. RISTOW PRIZE IN THE
HISTORY OF CARTOGRAPHY AND MAP LIBRARIANSHIP. He is a PhD candidate in
English Language and Literature at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
HUBERT JOHNSON, past president of Washington Map Society, has attended
the last four ICHCs and looks forward to Berne.
J.B. POST is a former map librarian and a former print & photograph curator.
ROBERT RHODES, a retired army colonel, served for twenty-six years as a
Field Artillery Officer and as a Soviet & East European Foreign Area
Officer.
THOMAS SANDER is editor of The Portolan and program chairman for the
November 2007 meeting of the Society for the History of Discoveries, a
part of the Festival of Maps, Chicago
EUGENE SCHEEL has written nine books and countless articles about
Virginia history, and has researched and hand-drawn more than four dozen
detailed historical maps of Virginia and vicinity.
WILLIAM A. STANLEY, President of the Washington Map Society, is Chief
Historian (emeritus) National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration.
LUKE VAVRA, the principal of Cartographic Arts, is Chairman of the
Fry-Jefferson Map Society at the Library of Virginia.
STEVEN J. VOGEL is Secretary of the Washington Map Society.
WILLIAM WOOLDRIDGE collects maps of Virginia.
Web Site for more information about the Washington Map Society is at its
home page: http://www.washmap.org <http://www.washmap.org/>
A listing and index of the contents of all issues of /'The Portolan'/ is
accessible at http://www.portolan.washmap.org
<http://www.portolan.washmap.org/>
Also at this location is information on how to order and locate issues
of the journal, and procedures for prospective authors.
Membership/Subscription Cost: Subscription cost is the same as
membership, and may be commenced at any time. To U.S. and Canadian
addressees, the cost is US $35.00 per year. For foreign addressees, the
annual cost is US $ 35.00, to which must be added $ 6.00 for surface
posting, or $ 10.00 per year for air posting of "/The Portolan/."
Multiple year memberships are available. Payment is accepted in US
dollars only. Those outside the US may use PayPal. A membership/
subscription/PayPal details form can be found at the Washington Map
Society Web Site. For further information, contact John Docktor at
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Current/Past Copies: Copies of /'The Portolan'/ beginning with issue 44
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only. Issues 43 and earlier are available at a lower cost. A discount is
given for orders of multiple issues. See http://www.portolan.washmap.org
<http://www.portolan.washmap.org/> for details on ordering the current
or past /Portolans/.
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