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Dear subscribers to Lis-maps,
This thrice-yearly journal with articles on maps, the history of cartography, and exploration is the only journal of its kind in the Americas. Below is information on the Fall 2017 issue recently published and mailed. See http://www.washmapsociety.org/TPJ2.htm for details on ordering the current or past issues of “The Portolan”. That link also takes the reader to the contents list of all back issues and an index to those issues. The focus of the society and the journal is not solely Washington; topics are widespread in scope.
"THE PORTOLAN": JOURNAL OF THE WASHINGTON MAP SOCIETY
ISSUE 99 (FALL 2017)
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Issue 99 (Fall 2017), consisting of 96 pages, was published in August 2017 and is in distribution to all paid subscribers and members in good standing of the Washington Map Society. Copies are available for purchase.
ED PAPENFUSE recounts the life and times of Thomas Holdsworth Poppleton, whose mapping contributions left their mark on the city of Baltimore, Maryland. SHELLEY MASTRAN describes the founding and growth of early roads and settlements in Northern Virginia. CARL KUPFER and DAVID BUISSERET describe the impact of the over-assessment of the size of Lake Superior by many early map-makers. LEIGH LOCKWOOD wonders if GPS affects our brains. Recent WMS events are summarized, and the life and times of several members are recounted. CHIP REYNOLDS describes an ongoing map exhibit in the Adirondacks region of New York state. Six books are reviewed. And there is more.
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"The Portolan" is published three times per year; issue 100 is due for release in late November 2017.
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CONTENTS OF ISSUE 99 – Fall 2017
ARTICLES
“Thomas Holdsworth Poppleton and the Surveyor's Map that Made Baltimore” by Ed Papenfuse
“Early Roads and Settlements in Northern Virginia: A Cartographic Perspective” by Shelley Mastran
“Supersizing Lake Superior on the Jesuit map of ca. 1670” by Carl Kupfer and David Buisseret
“Did My GPS Wither My Brain?” by Leigh Lockwood
RECENT PUBLICATIONS
This regular feature, a bibliographic listing of articles and books appearing worldwide on antique maps and globes and the history of cartography, is compiled by Joel Kovarsky.
BOOK REVIEWS
Terrarum Orbis (TO 13) Vincenzo Coronelli Cosmographer (1650-1718) (Reviewer: Richard Pflederer)
Antipodes – In Search of the Southern Continent (Reviewer: Henry Steward)
The Nine Lives of John Ogilby – Britain’s Master Map Maker and His Secrets (Reviewer: Peter Porrazzo)
Explorers of the Maritime Pacific Northwest – Mapping the World through Primary Sources (Reviewer: Michael Layland)
Monaco Autrefois (Reviewer: Bert Johnson)
Treasures from the Map Room: A Journey through the Bodleian Collections (Reviewer: Cassandra Britt Farrell)
SHORTER ITEMS
1. President’s Fall 2017 Letter
2. Washington Map Society Meetings: September – December 2017
3. Exhibitions and Meetings
4. Map Site Seeing
5. Ristow Prize Competition 2018
6. WMS Annual Business Meeting, April 20, 2017, by Hal Meinheit
7. WMS Annual Dinner, May 25, 2017, by Thomas Sander
8. Field Trip to National Museum of the American Indian, by Daniel Cole
9. Parts But Little Known: Maps of the Adirondacks from 1556, by Chip Reynolds
10. Spotlight on the WMS Membership – Michael Buehler, Ralph Ehrenberg, Bob Kibbee, Bob Hansen
11. Eleanor Abbey at 100
12. Passing of Rodney Shirley, by Tony Campbell
13. Cartographic Notes, by Thomas Sander
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AUTHORS OF ARTICLES AND REVIEWS
DAVID BUISSERET from 1980 to 1996 directed the Smith Center for the History of Cartography at The Newberry Library, Chicago. From 1996 to 2006 he served as the first Garrett Professor of the History of Cartography at the University of Texas at Arlington. Now retired, he is senior research fellow at the Newberry.
TONY CAMPBELL was Map Librarian of the British Library (1986-2001).
DANIEL COLE has served as the Research Cartographer for the Smithsonian Institution (Washington, DC) since 1986 and as the Institution's GIS Coordinator since 1990.
CASSANDRA BRITT FARRELL is Senior Map Archivist at the Library of Virginia in Richmond.
BERT JOHNSON is a past president of WMS who writes often about the cartography of Greece and the Mediterranean. He is a frequent reviewer of books pertinent to the region.
JOEL KOVARSKY, proprietor of The Prime Meridian: Antique Maps & Books, is the author of the 2014 book “The True Geography of Our Country: Jefferson's Cartographic Vision.”
CARL KUPFER, a registered professional engineer, is the principal of a civil engineering firm that he founded in the 1980s. His work has included notable projects, including surveying and mapping Chicago’s waterways and the Lake Michigan lakefront. He has published and is a speaker on the cartographic history of those areas.
MICHAEL LAYLAND trained as an officer and mapmaker in the Royal Engineers in England. He has researched extensively the exploration and cartographic history of the Vancouver Island region, which he has made his home for the past 25 years. His most recent book is “A Perfect Eden – Encounters by Early Explorers of Vancouver Island.”
LEIGH LOCKWOOD is Webmaster of the Washington Map Society.
SHELLEY S. MASTRAN is Chair of the Board for the Reston [Virginia] Historic Trust and Museum, and Visiting Assistant Professor in Practice, Urban Affairs & Planning, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech).
HAL MEINHEIT is Secretary of the Washington Map Society.
EDWARD C. PAPENFUSE, Archivist of Maryland from 1975 to 2013, has written extensively on the history of Maryland and Baltimore City.
RICHARD PFLEDERER is a member of the Editorial Advisory Board of “The Portolan”. He is the author of “Finding their Way at Sea”, the “Commentary” accompanying the recent facsimile edition of the Andrea Benincasa Atlas of 1476, and several reference books about portolan charts.
PETER PORRAZZO is the Treasurer of the Washington Map Society. His cartographic interests include mapping of the United States, and antique maps that contain the places his ancestors and family have lived, including the United Kingdom.
ED REDMOND, President of the Washington Map Society, is with the Geography and Map Division, Library of Congress.
WILLIAM T. (CHIP) REYNOLDS, primarily a map user, also has extensive experience as master of square rig sailing vessels, and a particular interest in historical navigation.
THOMAS SANDER is Editor of “The Portolan”.
HENRY J. (“HARRY”) STEWARD is an emeritus professor at the Graduate School of Geography, Clark University, Worcester, Massachusetts. He has wide interests in the history, philosophy and science of cartography, and, currently, a special interest in the exploration and mapping of Australia and the Caribbean.
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Web Site for more information about the Washington Map Society: http://www.WashMapSociety.org
A listing and index of the contents of all issues of 'The Portolan' is accessible at http://www.washmapsociety.org/Portolan-Indexes.htm
Also at http://www.washmapsociety.org/TPJ2.htm is information
on how to order and locate issues of the journal, and procedures for prospective authors.
Online links to several past articles are also at the “Portolan” web page. Membership in the Society and online registration now includes access online to all current and past issues of “The Portolan.”
Membership/Subscription Cost: Subscription cost is the same as membership, and may be commenced at any time. To U.S. addresses, the cost is US $45.00 per year. To Canadian addresses the rate is US $50.00 per year. For other foreign addressees, the annual cost is US$ 65.00. Multiple year memberships/ subscriptions are available; the annual cost is reduced if a multiple year membership is chosen – see web site. All non-US address copies of the journal are sent airmail; the US Postal Service no longer offers a surface option. Payment is accepted in US dollars only. Payment may be made via PayPal for membership/subscriptions and back issues. Membership/ subscription/PayPal details form can be found at the Washington Map Society Web Site below. For further information, contact John Docktor at [log in to unmask]
Current/Past Copies: Copies of 'The Portolan' beginning with issue 66 cost US$16.00 postpaid for US; $18 postpaid to Canada, and $23 to other foreign addresses. Payment is accepted in US dollars only, and may be paid via check or PayPal. Issues 65 and earlier are available at a lower cost. A discount is given for orders of multiple issues. See http://www.washmapsociety.org/Purchase-of-Back-Issues.htm for details on ordering the current or past Portolans.
Please note: The office of “The Portolan” will be closed from September 13 to November 6, 2017 due to international travel; orders received after September 12 will be fulfilled after November 7.
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Thomas F. Sander
Editor, 'The Portolan'
Washington Map Society
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