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Archive for April 2022 (4 Posts)

Lost Pages and Hidden Libraries: my quest to find the first book printed in the Americas

Posted by: John Hessler

Posted in: Exploring the Early Americas, Kislak Collection, Series: Excavating Archaeology

View of completed St. Louis Bridge, with steamboats in Mississippi River, surrounded by eight views of stages of bridge construction, based on photographs taken in 1874 by R. Benecke, sections of pier and machinery.

Pictorial St. Louis – The Great Metropolis of the Mississippi Valley

Posted by: Julie Stoner

Posted in: 19th century cartography, City Histories

Map showing proposed national highway route in green

Maps of the Good Roads Movement

Posted by: Meagan Snow

Posted in: 20th century cartography, American History

Illustrated and illuminated map of the northern Indian Ocean showing ships, islands, wildlife, cities, and people

Winds of (Ex)Change in the Indian Ocean

Posted by: Amelia Raines

Posted in: 16th century cartography, 17th century cartography, 19th century cartography, African History, Asian History, Exploration