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MapHist Forum (2012- )

The MapHist Forum replaced the MapHist discussion list in January 2012. The Forum is open to all, without charge. Anybody may browse and read the messages, but to send a new post, or reply to an existing one, you need to become a Member. Joining is straightforward and carries no obligations.

The Forum is arranged under various subject headings and invites posts on 'any aspect of the making and using of non-current maps'. This can take the form of announcements, questions, comments, news, etc. It is possible to link to an individual post, or a specific reply, by saving its unique URL.

As a Member, you can check for new posts in the subjects that interest you. Alternatively, if you want to see everything, you can click on 'View unread posts', to see what was added since your last visit.

As a Guest, the site won't recognise your computer. However, you can click on 'View active posts' to see what was sent in the last week. Alternatively you can select 'View unanswered posts'. Since few posts have subsequent comments, this chronological listing will give you most of them.

If you have a serious interest in the subject it is strongly recommended that you become a Member.

MapHist list (1994-2012)

In January 2012 the Map Hist email discussion list was closed, and was replaced by the web-based MapHist Forum.

Arrangements are being made (February 2012) to preserve and provide access to the list's long Archive.

For the time being, the comments below are being left here.

The Map History discussion list is THE place to be if you want to know what is going on in the subject. It currently has over 1000 subscribers

MapHist is lively and, like any other online forum, mixes the serious with the trivial. It is easy to join [or leave] and nobody minds if you just listen in and see what is going on. It is certainly the easiest way to keep in touch with the subject.

If you are not sure about joining MapHist, or want to see what sort of discussions is has, you can can read the messages without being a member. Just go to the public Archive (on which see more below).

For general information about the list, go to the MapHist HOMEPAGE.

Subscribing to the list:
Go to the Mailman MapHist page and fill out a form.

Once you have joined, the address to send messages is <maphist@geo.uu.nl>.

Remember! When you reply to a MapHist message you are replying to the WHOLE list! If you want to write back privately to the author, select 'Forward' not 'Reply'

List of Subscribers to MapHist:
A password-protected list of the MapHist members is accessible once you have subscribed.

The MapHist Archive:
The Archive from January 2002 onwards is accessible via the Mailman MapHist page, or directly here. It is arranged in monthly files. You can sort by 'Thread', i.e. by discussion topic, 'Subject' (an alphabetical list of the message headings) or by Author or Date.

You can search the entire archive, for word(s) in the heading and the full message text, by entering the following formula into Google, with your own search term at the end, e.g., for Mercator [note the space before the search term]:

      site:http://mailman.geo.uu.nl/pipermail/maphist/ mercator

The cumulative CD-ROM for the early proceedings, from March 1994 up until the end of 2001, is no longer available.

Illustrations on MapHist:
The MapHist homepage includes a separate 'Illustration Page', featuring images of some of the items discussed.

History:
The MapHist list was established in 1994 (by David Cobb) and exists to exchange views and information on any aspect of early cartography. In February 2002 the list moved from Harvard University to the Faculty of Geographical Sciences of Utrecht University. The current list-owner is Peter van der Krogt < peter(at)maphist.nl > [NB. You need to replace (at) with the @ symbol]. In September 2005 MapHist moved from the Majordomo to Mailman listserv.