The 2016 essay competition for the Dr. Walter W. Ristow Prize is now accepting applicants.
Dr. Walter W. Ristow Prize (History of Cartography)
The Dr. Walter W. Ristow Prize is awarded annually by the Washington Map Society, to help recognize academic achievement in the History of Cartography. It honors the legacy of the late Dr. Walter W. Ristow, former chief of the Geography & Map Division, Library of Congress, and co-founder and first president of the Washington Map Society.
This competition is open to all full or part-time undergraduate, graduate, and first year post-doctoral students attending accredited colleges and universities anywhere in the world.
Several Past Ristow Prize winners and Honorable Mentions have come from outside the United States.
Research papers must be related to the history of cartography. Merely using maps to relate an episode in history is not sufficient, unless the maps date from the period of the event, and/or disclose new information about that event, and/or the study of those maps constitutes a major focus of the paper.
The winner of the Ristow prize will receive:
- $1000 (USd)
- a 1 year membership in the Washington Map Society
- publication of the History of Cartography paper in The Portolan-Journal of the Washington Map Society
- 6 copies of The Portolan in which the paper will be printed
Submissions are due June 1, 2016, and should be sent to Dr. Evelyn Edson, 268 Springtree Lane, Scottsville, VA 24590, U.S.A.
For details, contest criteria and other useful information visit the Ristow Prize contest page: http://www.washmapsociety.org/Ristow-Prize.htm or send inquiries to [email protected]
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