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Subject: J B Harley Research Fellowships announced
Date: Wed, 14 Jan 2004 11:32:25 -0000
From: tony campbell <[log in to unmask]>


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ANNOUNCING THE ELEVENTH SERIES OF J B HARLEY RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS IN THE
HISTORY OF CARTOGRAPHY


The Trustees of the J B Harley Research Fellowships Trust Fund are pleased
to announce the eleventh series of awards, offering support at the newly
increased rate of £300 (sterling) per week.  The fellowships are designed to
assist research in the London map collections:

Angelo Cattaneo (European University Institute, Florence, Italy) 'Mid-15th
century Venetian cartography: a comparative study of a forgotten Ptolemy's
Geography (Bib. Marciana MS. CL.VI, XXIV), the Harley Codex 3686 and the
Venetian Portolani of the British Library' (3 weeks).

Jessica Maier (Columbia University, Department of Art History, New York,
U.S.A.) 'Imaging Rome: the art and science of Renaissance city views' (2
weeks).

Professor Dr Sylvia Schraut (Universität Mannheim, Historisches Institut,
Germany) 'Comparing historic school atlases 1870-1960 (Germany, Austria,
Great Britain and U.S.A.)' (3 weeks).

Professor Lindy Stiebel (University of KwaZulu-Natal, English Literary and
Cultural Studies, South Africa) 'Thomas Baines, cartographer: mapping
Australia (North Australian Expedition map 1856) and Africa (South African
Gold Fields Exploration Company maps 1872)' (2 weeks).

A record number of 21 applications was received this time.  For details of
past awards, numbers of applicants, and extracts from previous Fellows'
reports, see < http://www.maphistory.info/harlflws.html > [part of the 'Map
History' gateway site].

For information about applying for a Fellowship (closing date 1st November)
please email or write (preferably saying where you saw this notice) to:

Tony Campbell, Hon. Sec., Harley Fellowships, 76 Ockendon Road, London N1
3NW, UK < [log in to unmask] >