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Click HERE to enjoy Hal Meinheit's presentation "Boundaries & Brigands: James McCarthy & the Mapping of Siam" given at the Library of Congress on February 25, 2020.  This home-page link will be available for a short time here and permanently available in the Meeting Videos section under For WMS Members Only (at left).

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Print copies of The Portolan - Available now, but not much longer. Click HERE to learn more.

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Click HERE for very interesting artice about WMS member Joseph Schiro of Malta, owner of a treasure trove of maps and paper restorer by profession.

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Digital version The Portolan issue #107 now available on-line by logging into "For WMS Only Members" at left.  Not a member?  Click HERE to join.

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Click HERE for updated Recent Publications 2007-2019.

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Click HERE for WMS meeting schedule.

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Click HERE if you wish to join or renew membership in the WMS.

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Ristow Prize 2019:  The winner of this year’s Ristow Prize is Andrew J. Rhodes, M.A. with Highest Distinction from the U.S. Naval War College, Newport, Rhode Island, for "The Geographical President: How Franklin D. Roosevelt Used Maps to Make and Communicate Strategy." Click HERE for this and the name of the Honorable Mention selectee.

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Click HERE for meeting and closing info.

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Important Updates:

Click HERE for John Docktor's frequently updated exhibits and meetings pages containing a wealth of worldwide information on events of cartographic interest.

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The Washington Map Society supports and promotes map collecting, cartography, and study of cartographic history through meetings, the Society journal The Portolan, and this website.  Click HERE for more Society information.

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For a clear image of our logo and some historical background, click HERE.