A map of important geological sites has been announced as 2007’s winner of a new British Cartography Society (BCS) award sponsored by Stanfords.
Rosemary Duncan’s entry, the Hamps and Manifold Geotrail, details Regionally Important Geological and Geomorphological Sites (RIGS) – areas of significant earth science importance – and was commissioned by the Staffordshire RIGS Group.
Stanfords’ Margaret Ross, supplier of map products imported from overseas, and Chris Emblem-English, responsible for all map graphics on our website, were among six judges from the maps and graphics industry who assessed more than 30 entries. Chris says of the winner, “This map fulfilled its intended purpose, as well as being nice and tidy, with good graphics, and it looks really attractive. It’s great that it guides you through a walk and puts the landscape into context, pointing out features along the way. Just looking at it made me want to go to the area straight away.”
Aiming to highlight good cartographic design, the BCS recently revamped the awards scheme to encourage entrants from all areas of cartography, and to showcase products created through traditional or new techniques. The Stanfords Award for Printed Mapping was created to encourage any printed products to be entered, from coffee table atlases to maps featured in leaflets or topical articles.
Caroline Bowler from the Stanfords’ Bristol store attended the BCS Symposium in Chester to present the Stanfords awards. The winner received an etched crystal trophy.
A commendation was presented to Peter J Adams of Heritage Cartography for his Victorian Town Map based on a first edition 1:10,560 map of Burnley, Lancashire. Drawn traditionally, it is intended for use by genealogical research as well as display. A second commendation was given to Geo-Innovations, an entry commissioned by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, and shows departmental responsibilities across the world.
Ryder Bay by the British Antarctic Survey received a highly commended certificate. The second highly commended certificate was awarded to Peter Jones of the Defence Geographic Centre for their military map of Afghanistan.
Other BCS awards presented at the ceremony were the new Avenza Award for electronic mapping, the established John Bartholomew Award for Small Scale Mapping and the OS MasterMap Award for Better Mapping.
The overall winner of the prestigious BCS Award was the Avenza Award winning entry, Collins Virtual World CD-Rom by HarperCollins Publishers.
For more information on the British Cartographic Society, visit their website at www.cartography.org.uk.
Author: Rachel Ricks
Date: 12 September 2007
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