From zoltorok at ludens.elte.hu Wed Jun 5 12:49:27 2019 From: zoltorok at ludens.elte.hu (=?ISO-8859-2?Q?T=F6r=F6k_Zsolt_Gy=F5z=F5?=) Date: Wed, 5 Jun 2019 12:49:27 +0200 Subject: [HistMap-List] Eighth Imago Mundi Prize Awarded Message-ID: <20190605104328.M50001@map.elte.hu> EighthImago Mundi PrizeAwarded The Directors of Imago Mundi Ltd aredelighted to announcethat the eighth Imago Mundi Prize has been awarded to Mario Cams for ‘Not Justa Jesuit Atlas of China: Qing Imperial Cartography and ItsEuropeanConnections’ which appeared in Imago Mundi69:2 (2017): 188-201. Dr Cams is Assistant Professor in theDepartment ofHistory at the University of Macau. The successful article provides a thoroughand originalreinterpretation of an early 18th century atlas of Qing China'sterritories,including Korea and Tibet. This atlas had traditionally beenassumed to be thework of European missionaries, implanting European traditionsinto Chineseculture, but the paper persuasively argues that the atlas infact represents amore complex integration of different cultures and methods. Thekey argumentsto support the idea of hybrid practices are clearly stated andwell-structured,resting upon a detailed examination of surveying techniques,measurement andthe production of the atlas. For example, whilst some Europeanscientificpractices were copied, the measurement of an accurate base linefortriangulation was not, and the traditional Qing measurement ofroad distanceswith ropes was retained and developed. The resulting atlas alsoexists in anumber of forms for different audiences, printed using bothwoodblock andcopperplate techniques, and impossible to def ine as simply‘traditional’ or‘scientific’. This creative integration of different practicesallows broaderconclusions to be made on shared knowledge and the culturaltransfer of ideas. By understanding the atlas as a significantexample of earlymodern state-sponsored cartography, the important politicalpurposes behind theQing atlas in terms of frontier management and control ofterritory are alsorevealed through a clear description of the historical andgeographicalcontext. This period was one of unprecedented imperial expansionfor the QingEmpire, and the new atlas allowed the Chinese court and elites,as well as awider European readership, to visualise the growing extent andsignificance ofthe Qing Empire. The paper also impressed the judges in itsresearch processand methodology, its international perspective, and in itsencouragement tofurther work in this area. The ImagoMundiprize is offered every two years. This award covers Volumes 69(2017) and 70(2018). The winning article is the one judged ‘to have made themostsignificant contribution to the discipline’. Only full-lengtharticles, whichare automatically subjected to the (anonymous) externalrefereeing processbefore acceptance for publication, are eligible for the prize. The prize is $1000 and qualifies therecipient for a J. B.Harley Travel Award to the biennial International Conference onthe History ofCartography (Amsterdam, 14-19 July 2019). The Imago Mundi Prize is generously sponsoredby KennethNebenzahl. By courtesy of our publishers, RoutledgeJournals (Taylor& Francis), Mario Cam’s article is being made available freeof charge at https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/rimu20/current. TonyCampbell Chairman,Imago MundiLtd -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From zoltorok at ludens.elte.hu Wed Jun 5 13:08:15 2019 From: zoltorok at ludens.elte.hu (=?ISO-8859-2?Q?T=F6r=F6k_Zsolt_Gy=F5z=F5?=) Date: Wed, 5 Jun 2019 13:08:15 +0200 Subject: [HistMap-List] History of Cartography Project/ ICHC meeting Message-ID: <20190605110223.M58788@map.elte.hu> Dear History of Cartography Contributor: Greetings from the History of Cartography Project in Madison! Ivery much hope that you will attend the forthcoming International Conference on the History of Cartography in Amsterdam in July. Several Project staff and editors will beattending  — myself, Jude Leimer (managing editor), Lindsey Buscher (senior research editor), Mary Pedley (Volume 4 editor), and Roger Kain (Volume 5 editor) — and we all very much look forward to meeting you again or, perhaps, for the first time.  Asin previous ICHCs, there will be a brief informational session when we will bring the community up to date on our progress. It is due to be held at 12:00–12:30 on Wednesday,17 July.  Wewill also have some fun things to show everyone on the informational table that Jude and Lindsey will staff throughout the conference.  I look forward to seeing you in Amsterdam!  Matthew Matthew Edney Director, History of Cartography Project -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Naomi.Heiser at Colorado.EDU Tue Jun 18 23:42:48 2019 From: Naomi.Heiser at Colorado.EDU (Naomi E Heiser) Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2019 21:42:48 +0000 Subject: [HistMap-List] Rocky Mountain Map Society summer program: CO Mining Maps at School of Mines, with Chris Thiry Message-ID: [cid:image001.png at 01D525EC.79CB3DD0] The Rocky Mountain Map Society is a non-profit organization dedicated to the study and appreciation of maps and other items of cartographic interest. The Society was formed in 1991 and is based in Denver, Colorado. Visit us at www.RMmaps.org/ Tuesday, July 16, 2019 - Christopher J.J. Thiry "Historic Mining Maps in the Arthur Lakes Library, Colorado School of Mines" [cid:image002.png at 01D525EC.79CB3DD0] One of the driving motivations of U.S. settlement of the Rocky Mountains was mining. Beginning in the late 1850s, valuable minerals attracted fortune seekers to Colorado. As government organizations helped settle the lawlessness of mining districts, it was necessary to accurately map who had rights to plots of land. Maps painted a picture of mining's booms and busts, noted prospectors' names, and showed the development of Colorado's famous mountain towns. Some of the original maps are works of art. This talk will illustrate Colorado's historical mining maps using the rich collection of the Arthur Lakes Library. Christopher J.J. Thiry has been the Map & GIS Librarian at the CO School of Mines Arthur Lakes Library since 1995. He holds a BA in history and an MLIS from the University of Michigan. He has taught numerous workshops in map librarianship, GIS, map resources, and map cataloging. 6-8 PM at Colorado School of Mines Arthur Lakes Library, Golden, CO Free and open to the Public Please see RMMS website homepage for parking map. Street parking (where legal) and lot parking (with a very few exceptions) are free on campus after 5pm. Sincerely, Naomi Heiser Rocky Mountain Map Society Program Manager -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: