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Archive: November 2008 (2 Posts)

Image of an ornate clock showing 2:05 with sculpted male figures sitting on each side of the clock face

Cartography Buffs, Take Note

Posted by: Matt Raymond

Our very own John Hessler was featured in today’s Washington Post talking about some of the mysteries behind one of the grand-daddies of all maps, the 1507 Martin Waldseemüller World Map, the document that named “America” and one of the Library’s toppest of the top treasures. (OK, we don’t categorize the treasures quite that way, …

Image of an ornate clock showing 2:05 with sculpted male figures sitting on each side of the clock face

Quiet Contemplation: Kay Ryan on Charlie Rose

Posted by: Matt Raymond

Had enough of politics yet?  (Who’s that in the back who shouted, “No”?) If so, you might want to tune into the Charlie Rose Show tonight for “A Conversation with Kay Ryan, U.S. Poet Laureate, and Dr. James Billington, Librarian of Congress.”  (I made a brief mention of the taping a couple of weeks ago.) …