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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="1" face="tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; color: black;" lang="EN-US">Students of the history of
cartography are invited to
submit
papers for the <b>2018 Ristow Prize</b> competition. Undergraduate, graduate,
and
first-year postdoctoral students of <b>any nationality</b> are eligible to
compete.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="1" face="tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; color: black;" lang="EN-US">Papers must be <b>in English, not
exceeding 7500 words</b>, and should be
submitted
digitally as a PDF document to </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="mailto:eedson@pvcc.edu"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%;">eedson@pvcc.edu</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; color: black;" lang="EN-US"> or in
hard
copy postmarked no later than <b>June 1, 2018</b>, to Evelyn Edson, 268
Springtree
Lane, Scottsville, VA 24590, U.S.A. Appropriate illustrations, especially
maps,
are encouraged.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="1" face="tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; color: black;" lang="EN-US">The winning essay will receive a
cash prize of $1000 and
will
be published in <i style="">The Portolan</i>,
the
journal of the Washington Map Society. The prize, named in honor of the
late
Dr. 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
the
website </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.washmap.org/"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%;">www.washmap.org</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; color: black;" lang="EN-US"> or
contact
Dr. Edson at </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="mailto:eedson@pvcc.edu"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%;">eedson@pvcc.edu</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; color: black;" lang="EN-US">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2">Information from Katherine
Parker</font>
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