[ISHMap-List] 2018 Ristow Prize

Fri Feb 23 20:05:00 CET 2018

Students of the history of cartography are invited to submitpapers for the 2018 Ristow Prize competition. Undergraduate, graduate, andfirst-year postdoctoral students of any nationality are eligible to compete.

Papers must be in English, not exceeding 7500 words, and should be submitteddigitally as a PDF document to eedson at pvcc.edu or in hardcopy postmarked no later than June 1, 2018, to Evelyn Edson, 268 SpringtreeLane, Scottsville, VA 24590, U.S.A. Appropriate illustrations, especially maps,are encouraged.

The winning essay will receive a cash prize of $1000 and willbe published in The Portolan, thejournal of the Washington Map Society. The prize, named in honor of the lateDr. Walter W. Ristow, is sponsored by the Washington Map Society of Washington,D. C. For more information, including a list of previous winners, go to thewebsite www.washmap.org or contactDr. Edson at eedson at pvcc.edu .

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