2025 Cartographic Salon Information
The NSS Cartographic Salon is held annually at the National Speleological Society Convention and has four purposes:
- Foster interest in cave cartography as a technical skill and art form.
- Encourage the exchange of techniques and styles.
- Showcase recent exploration and mapping projects worldwide.
- Recognize cartographic excellence.
Highlights include:
- Display of all maps entered in the Cartography Salon.
- Cartography Salon awards presentation on Thursday during the Salon Awards Program.
- Map salon critique at the maps display area on Friday between 10am - 12noon. Everyone is welcome to attend.
Detailed information about the Salon is on the NSS website at
https://caves.org/salons/cartography-submissions/. However, some of the
information on the page is from last year. The page will be updated soon,
so please check back for current information.
Partial list of previous Salon winners
George Dasher compiled a list of Salon winners and other information
from 1978 through 2004. This 60-page PDF file can be downloaded
here.
