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Posted by: Tim St. Onge
This blog post is part of a summer series on imaginary maps, written by Hannah Stahl, a Library Technician in the Geography & Map Division. Read the introductory post to the series here. All that is gold does not glitter, Not all those who wander are lost; The old that is strong does not wither, …
Posted by: Tim St. Onge
This is the second of a two part post on the Oregon Treaty and its aftermath. Part 1 can be found here. Earlier this week, we left our story of the Oregon Treaty on its peculiar instructions for the border between British and American controlled lands: following the 49th parallel to the Strait of Georgia, …
Posted in: Borders
Posted by: Tim St. Onge
This is the first of a two part post on the Oregon Treaty of 1846 and its aftermath. This week, specifically June 15th, marks an important event in the history of the United States’ changing geography: the 170th anniversary of the signing of the Oregon Treaty. I know, you probably don’t have this event marked …
Posted in: Borders
Posted by: Tim St. Onge
This blog post is part of a summer series on imaginary maps, written by Hannah Stahl, a Library Technician in the Geography & Map Division. Read the first post in the series here. We start our journey into imaginary worlds this summer by examining maps and texts created during the high Middle Ages and the …
Posted by: Tim St. Onge
Today’s guest post is from Erin Kelly, a GIS Library Technician in the Geography and Map Division. A native of the Baltimore, Maryland area, Erin came to the Library of Congress as a recent graduate of Towson University. Do you ever look out of an airplane window and admire the natural beauty that is below …
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