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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 around 700 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.