The Portolan

Issue #120 - Fall 2024

ARTICLES

"distinctive to the eye of the pilot" - U.S. Air Mail Service's Contributions to Aviation Cartography, 1918-1927    by Ralph E. Ehrenberg

The Creation of a New Territory of Colorado and the Proposed Names of Colona and Jefferson on Early Maps by Wesley A. Brown and Chris W. Lane

INTO THE UNKNOWN - French Military Maps from the Tonkin War (1883-1885) by Harold E. Meinheit

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 Louis Miller.

BOOK REVIEWS

Intellectual and Imaginative Cartographies in Early Modern England (Reviewer: Tom Conley)

Looking for Longitude: A Cultural History (Reviewer:  William Reynolds)

The Art of Terrestrial Diagrams in Early China (Reviewer: D. Jonathan Felt)

SHORTER ITEMS

1. WMS President’s Fall 2024 Letter, by Jeffrey Katz

2. Washington Map Society Meetings, Fall 2024, by Ron Grim

3. WMS Annual Business Meeting, April 2024, by Hal Meinheit

4. Exhibitions and Meetings

5. Ristow Prize Competition 2025

6.News from the Editorial Advisory Board

7. Focus on Exploring New Cartographic Frontiers and Personal Insights, by J. C. McElveen

8. Cartographic Notes, by Tom Sander

9.Map Viewing Sites (non-commercial)

10. Index to Advertisers