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At the speciific request of Ms J. Margaret Wilkes (a former Map Librarian, National Library of Scotland) I post the appended pleasurable announcement. Francis Herbert [email protected] "For British Cartographic Society, its Map Curators' Group and general cartographic interest, as well as for (please) disseminating more widely on lis-maps / Map-Hist Bulletin Boards, I'm very happy to inform you of the following two Royal Scottish Geographical Society Awards which were conferred in Perth on 24 January 2011 by the Society's Vice President, the well-known explorer David Hempleman-Adams. (I've informed Tony Campbell for including in Imago Mundi's annual Chronicle). 1. An Honorary Fellowship of the Society (FRSGS) on Professor Charles Withers, Professor of Historical Geography in the University of Edinburgh . Honorary Fellowships are awarded 'in recognition of distinguished contributions to the work of the Society and / or for contributions to the advancement of geography in Scotland '. As you'll know, Charles Withers' research also includes themes within the history of cartography. He was awarded the Society's Centenary Medal (now re-named Coppock Research Medal) in 2009 for his outstanding contributions in the field of Geographical enquiry and the development of Geography as a discipline. 2. The Society's prestigious 'Bartholomew Globe', 'for excellence in the assembly, delivery or application of geographical information through cartography, GIS and related techniques' was presented to Chris Fleet, Senior Map Curator in the Map Division of the National Library of Scotland. Chris was also awarded the Honorary Fellowship of the Society (FRSGS). For further reference and a list of previous Society awardees you may care to see the relevant page of the Society's website http://www.rsgs.org/awardsandmedals/ Margaret Wilkes RSGS Trustee, and Convenor of RSGS Collections & Information Committee"
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