- First prize: Catherine Porter, University of Limerick (Ireland) for “Locating Bench Marks, Preserving Heritage.” Catherine Porter’s project aims to harness County Limerick’s community enthusiasm for heritage by locating and photographing Ordnance Survey bench marks across the county, as well as recording those which have disappeared. This will help us estimate the level of heritage loss across the island and open up discussions regarding their preservation and protection.
- Honourary Mention: Garrett Nelson, Ian Spangler, and Emily Bowe from the Leventhal Map and Education Center (Boston) for “Processing Place: How Computers and Cartographers Redrew Our World.” Taking a historical approach to the now familiar world of digital mapping, Processing Place explores how new computer technologies developed during the twentieth century drove profound changes in environmental management, law and policy, navigation, national defense, and much more. By comparing maps made with computers to those made before and without them, Processing Place invites us to rethink the relationships between maps, technology, and society.
ISHMap 2026 Prize in Map History Winners
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