The Washington Map Society OFFICERS, 2007–2008


William A. Stanley President


Howard Lange Vice President


Donald W. Perkins Treasurer


Steven J. Vogel Secretary


Iris Taylor Membership


Peter Porrazzo Public Relations


BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2007–2008


Dennis Gurtz, Chas Langelan, James Lightfoot, Virginia Mason,


J.C. McElveen, Nancy Miller, Peter Porrazzo


Thomas F. Sander Editor, The Portolan


Post Office Box 10793 Burke VA 22009-0793 E-mail: Sanderva@erols.com


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The Portolan (ISSN 1096-1925) is published three times per year by the Washington Map Society. Annual subscription rates: US: $37 (1st yr student rate $25); Canada $42; All other countries: $56; Single Copy to U.S: $14.00; Canada $16; Other countries: $20. All payments are to be made in U.S. cur- rency. Internet Address: http://www.wash- map.org


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© 2008 Washington Map Society. From the Editor


The winner of the 2007 Ristow Prize took a fresh look at the post World War I boundary changes in Europe in light of new GIS technologies; his winning paper is in this issue of your journal. One hears much about the ‘great’ cartographers of the golden age in Europe, but there is less heard about American cartographers who did some very interesting work in the 19th century. In this issue WMS members have contributed articles to enhance our knowledge of Amos Lay and Henry Walling. What map collector does not own a map necktie or map scarf? Len Rothman tells us about his large collection. Baltimore’s Festival of Maps is in progress NOW. A WMS Field Trip is planned for May 3 and the nearness of Charm City will permit visits at other times too. While not as large as Chicago’s, Baltimore’s Festival still presents many opportunities to enjoy mapping of all types—see article inside. For more on these items, book reviews, news of past and future Society events, and much more, look inside this issue.


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President’s Spring Letter William A. Stanley Washington Map Society Meetings Exhibitions and Meetings Map Site Seeing


Letters to the Editor


Ristow Prize Competition 2008 Mapping for Peace:


The American Inquiry and the Paris Peace Conference, 1918–1919 Wesley J. Reisser


Henry F. Walling and the Mapping of New England’s Towns, 1849–1857 Michael Buehler


The Obscure Amos Lay:


An Early Nineteenth-Century American Cartographer David Y. Allen


Book Reviews: Cartographia – Mapping Civilizations William Browder Maps – Finding our Place in the World Bert Johnson Leo Belgicus Bruce van Roy


Star Maps – History, Artistry and Cartography Deborah Warner


Cartocravatia (Map Ties) Leonard A. Rothman Baltimore Festival of Maps Bert Johnson Spotlight on the WMS Membership Cartographic Notes Thomas Sander Recent Publications Joel Kovarsky


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