Thank you lis-maps ... and Nick.

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Subject:        2006 Washington Map Society's Ristow Prize - Announcement
Date:   Wed, 4 Jan 2006 09:24:57 +0000
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Dear All,

Possibly of interest.

Nick Millea

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Subject: 2006 Washington Map Society's Ristow Prize - Announcement
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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.

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ANNOUNCEMENT - 2006 RISTOW PRIZE

– – – FOR ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN THE HISTORY OF CARTOGRAPHY AND MAP
LIBRARIANSHIP – – –

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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

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