The BCS John C Bartholomew Award for Small Scale Mapping 2010

There’s just one month to go to get your entry in for the British Cartographic Society (BCS) John C Bartholomew Award for Small Scale Mapping, sponsored by Collins Bartholomew and The Bartholomew family.

Yes, it's that time of the year again when the BCS seek entries for their range of awards recognising excellence in the field of cartography. The categories cover the whole spectrum of mapmaking from specialist digital cartography to small scale thematic mapping. These awards are open to everyone such as established publishing and design companies and new independent map makers and not just British cartographers but worldwide entrants.

Collins Geo is proud to confirm that our digital data and custom mapping arm Collins Bartholomew along with the Bartholomew family will once again sponsor this award for small scale thematic cartography which bears our founder's name. This award is presented for originality and excellence in the field of thematic (non-topographic) mapping at scales smaller than 1:100,000. Past winners have been so diverse as to include a wildlife and low flying avoidance map from the British Antarctic Survey, a map of key battles during the American Civil War, an undersea map of the waters around New Zealand and a thematic atlas of China.

Entries can be accepted for whole publications, parts of publications, or non-published maps. The entries will be judged on quality rather than quantity, so the single map from a student thesis has as much chance as the internationally distributed atlas from a major cartographic house!

The winner will be presented with a crystal trophy at the BCS Annual Symposium in Nottingham, England 9-11 June 2010. They will then go forward along with the winners of the other awards to decide the overall BCS Award for 2010 (currently held by Collins for its joint Collins Social Studies Atlas for Nigeria and Collins Keystart UK Atlas entry).

Oh yes, there is also a £500 prize for the BCS John C Bartholomew Award winner.

The closing date is 26th February 2010, see details and entry form.

Keith Moore, Head of Cartographic Services, Collins Geo.