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Posted by: Meagan Snow
This blog post from the Geography & Map Division explores illustrated comics created by US federal government agencies to introduce the public to new geographic data technologies and file formats in the late 20th century.
Posted in: 20th century cartography, American History, Big Data and Visualization, Geographic Information Science
Posted by: Carissa Pastuch
In just under 5 months, on July 4, 2026, Americans will celebrate the United States Semiquincentennial—America’s 250th anniversary. In this post, I will highlight a few maps in the Library map collections that celebrate and are significant to establishing the new nation to include British and French mapping, a George Washington survey, and a map of Philadelphia showing the State House where the Declaration of Independence was signed.
Posted in: 18th century cartography, America 250, American History, Military History
Posted by: Julie Stoner
Join us on Tuesday, February 10 at 3pm Eastern for a virtual orientation discussing nautical charts in the Geography and Map Division collections at the Library of Congress.
Posted in: Events, Geography and Map Division