Copperplate printing was a major method of map production for several hundred years. This post explores the history of printing maps with engraved copper plates, featuring several example maps and photographs of copper plates from the Geography and Map Division collections. This is the first post in a new series about map printing and creation, Fabricating the World.
Mauka to Makai: The Ahupua'a of Hawai'i explores the ancient Hawaiian land division system which utilized a cross section of island resources in strips of land running from the ocean to the mountains. Many examples of these biogeographic and geologic resources are covered with Hawaiian nomenclature.
This post details the broad history of coal and iron-ore deposit in Alabama, including the founding and building of Birmingham and the use of convict labor in the mines.
Exploration of wetlands drainage for farming through maps in the United States during the second half of the 19th century and early 20th century focusing on Florida and the Midwest.
