Thank you lis-maps ... and Nick. -------- Original Message -------- Subject: 2006 Washington Map Society's Ristow Prize - Announcement Date: Wed, 4 Jan 2006 09:24:57 +0000 From: Nick Millea <[log in to unmask]> Reply-To: A forum for issues related to map & spatial data librarianship <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] Dear All, Possibly of interest. Nick Millea --- Begin Forwarded Message --- Date: Tue, 3 Jan 2006 21:26:24 -0500 From: Robert Rhodes <[log in to unmask]> Subject: 2006 Washington Map Society's Ristow Prize - Announcement Sender: Robert Rhodes <[log in to unmask]> To: Rhodes Robert <[log in to unmask]> Cc: Rhodes Robert <[log in to unmask]> Reply-To: Robert Rhodes <[log in to unmask]> Message-ID: <[log in to unmask]> • • • FOR WIDEST POSSIBLE DISSEMINATION • • • ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2005 RISTOW PRIZE WINNERS ANNOUNCED Each year the Washington Map Society offers the Ristow Prize in honor of Dr. Walter W. Ristow, one of the nation's premier map librarians and cartographic authors and now Chief Emeritus of the Geography and Map Division, Library of Congress, Washington, DC. The prize, awarded continuously since 1994, recognizes academic achievement in the History of Cartography or Map Librarianship The Winner of the 2005 Ristow Prize is Ruth Watson of the Australian National University, Canberra, Australia for her paper ‘The Decorated Hearts of Orance Fine: The 1531 Double Cordiform Map of the World.’ Ms. Watson’s winning entry will be published in a future issue of The Portolan, the society's internationally acclaimed journal. She will also receive a cash award of $1,000 and a complimentary membership in the Washington Map Society for the coming year. Two papers were selected for Honorable Mention. One was entitled ‘Charting the Enlightenment: An Interpretation of Edmond Halley’s 1728 Chart of the Atlantick Ocean’ by Mark Fink, of the University of Texas at Arlington, Texas. The other was ‘Humboldt’s Politics of Mapping: Alexander Humboldt’s Essay and General Chart of the Kingdom of New Spain’ by Robert Sherwood, also of the University of Texas at Arlington. A complimentary membership in the Washington Map Society has been awarded for the coming year. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ANNOUNCEMENT - 2006 RISTOW PRIZE – – – FOR ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN THE HISTORY OF CARTOGRAPHY AND MAP LIBRARIANSHIP – – – ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ THE AWARD $1000 cash award, a one-year membership in the Washington Map Society, publication of the paper in ‘The Portolan’ - the journal of the Washington Map Society. Honorable Mention may be awarded for a paper or papers at the judges’ discretion. WHO MAY APPLY Full or part-time undergraduate, graduate, and first year post-doctoral students attending accredited US or foreign colleges and universities. ENTRY CRITERIA Research papers or bibliographic studies related to cartographic history or map librarianship and completed in fulfillment of course work requirements. The text, in English, and documented in a style selected by the author may not exceed 7,500 words. FORMAT Three unbound copies with a title page and cover sheet including the entrant’s name, address, telephone number and e-mail address JUDGING CRITERIA Three broad criteria: (1) importance of research (originality, sources, etc.), (2) quality of research (accuracy, source reliability, etc.), (3) writing quality (clarity, command of cartographic terms, etc.) DEADLINE Not later than 1 June, 2006 and mailed to Robert G. Rhodes, Ristow Prize Chair, 2733 Carter Farm Court, Alexandria, VA 22306, USA . Additional information is available via e-mail to: [log in to unmask] or on the Washington Map Society’s web site: www.washmap.org • • • FOR WIDEST POSSIBLE DISSEMINATION • • • --- End Forwarded Message --- -- .:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._ ANGIE COPE American Geographical Society Library UW Milwaukee 2311 E. Hartford Avenue Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201 http://www.uwm.edu/Libraries/AGSL/index.html Hours: M-F 8:00am-4:30pm [log in to unmask] (414)229-6282 / (800)558-8993 (US TOLL FREE) / (414)229-3624 (FAX) .:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._