Chronicle for 1998

Edward H. Dahl retired in March 1998 as Early Cartography Specialist, after 28 years at the National [formerly Public] Archives of Canada, Ottawa. Arthur Davies, Reardon Smith Professor of Geography, University of Exeter (1948-1971), recipient of the Columbus Medal (1951) for work on the history of geographical discovery, an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, and author of articles on the mapping of early discoveries, died in 1998. He was born in 1906. Ralph Ehrenberg retired as Chief, Geography and Map Division, Library of Congress on 30 July 1998 after 37 years of government service. He had been Chief since 1991, Assistant Chief since 1979 and, from 1972-1979, Director of the Cartographic Archives Division of the National Archives. Elizabeth U. Mangan, Head, Technical Services Section, took over as Acting Chief. Derek Howse, formerly Head of Navigation and Astronomy, the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, and author, inter alia, of works on sea charts and navigation, died 26 July 1998, aged 78. David Kingsley, author of Printed Maps of Sussex 15751900 (1982), died in August 1998. Rolando Laguarda Trias, Uruguayan historian of the cartography of South American discoveries, died 9 September 1998, aged 95. Harry Margary, a Director of Imago Mundi 1971-1994 and Treasurer 1971-1983, and publisher of facsimile volumes of early town plans and Ordnance Survey maps, died 18 August 1998. See the obituary on p.7. Pat S. Martin, Map Librarian, Glasgow University Library, retired in August 1998 and was succeeded by John N. Moore. Stanislaw Peliwo, senior map librarian at the National Library, Warsaw, author of catalogues of early maps of Poland, died 24 April 1997, aged 72. Henk Schoorl, author of works on maps relating to the history of water management, died 10 December 1997, aged 77. See Caert-Thresoor 17 (1998): 20. Albert H. Sijmons, head of the Map Room at Amsterdam University Library (1966-1978) and chairman of the Stichting Historische Stadsplattegronden, died 10 August 1998, aged 85. See Caert-Thresoor 17 (1998): 71178 72. Gustav Solar, historian of Swiss panoramas, died 6 March 1997. He was born in 1916. David Thackery, Curator of Local and Family History, Newberry Library, Chicago and co-author of Illinois County Landownership Map and Atlas Bibliography and Union List (1991), died in July 1998. Margaret Wilkes, Head of the Map Library, National Library of Scotland, retired on 31 December 1998. She is succeeded by Diana Webster, formerly Deputy Map Curator. Joan Winearls, Map Librarian at the University of Toronto since 1964 and author of the Ontario cartobibliography Mapping Upper Canada, 1780-1867, retired in June 1998

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