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Posted by: Carlyn Osborn
Florida: home to sunshine, oranges, spring breakers, and snowbirds. Or, in the words of the 16th century Spanish explorer, Hernando de Soto: “full of bogs and poisonous fruits, barren, and the worst country that is warmed by the sun.” For over a hundred years, between Columbus’ initial contact in the Bahamas (1492) and the English …
Posted in: Exploration, Exploring the Early Americas, Hispanic American History
Posted by: Carlyn Osborn
Today’s guest post is from Mike Schoelen, a Post-Graduate GIS Research Fellow in the Geography and Map Division. This post was inspired by work on the Geographic Hotspot Dynamic Indexing Project and collaboration with Amanda Brioche, Erin Kelly, and Evan Neuwirth. Mike is a born and raised Marylander. After completing his undergraduate degree at Frostburg …
Posted in: Geographic Information Science, Guest Posts
Posted by: Carlyn Osborn
There is no rule saying that maps need to be flat. Or on paper. Maps can be just about anything. They can take any shape, size, or form. They can be drawn, printed, carved, built, traced, tattooed, remotely sensed, or exist completely in your head. They can be a snapshot of a moment in time …
Posted in: Geography and Map Division
Posted by: Carlyn Osborn
By the end of 1847, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (LDS) had put down roots near the Great Salt Lake in present day Utah. Originally organized by Joseph Smith in 1830, the LDS Church and its adherents continuously moved their headquarters for over a decade: from the Burned Over District in New …
Posted in: American History, Borders
Posted by: Carlyn Osborn
In honor of Women’s History Month this March, Worlds Revealed is featuring weekly posts about the history of women in geography and cartography. You can click on the “Women’s History Month” category see all related posts. Anna van Westerstee Beek (also spelled “Beeck”) was born in 1657 in The Hague, a coastal city in the …
Posted in: Biography, Borders, City Histories, Women's History
Posted by: Carlyn Osborn
In honor of Women’s History Month this March, Worlds Revealed is featuring weekly posts about the history of women in geography and cartography. You can click on the “Women’s History Month” category see all related posts. In 1800, Americans spent, on average, merely four months and two days in school over the course of …
Posted in: Biography, Women's History
Posted by: Carlyn Osborn
In honor of Women’s History Month this March, Worlds Revealed is featuring weekly posts about the history of women in geography and cartography. You can click on the “Women’s History Month” category see all related posts. We’ve all heard the story of Rosie the Riveter: women, from a wide variety of backgrounds, who entered …
Posted in: 20th century cartography, American History, Biography, Manuscripts, Women's History
Posted by: Carlyn Osborn
In honor of Women’s History Month this March, Worlds Revealed is featuring weekly posts about the history of women in geography and cartography. Today, we’ll give a brief overview of what’s to come. You can click on the “Women’s History Month” category see all related posts. Women cartographers envisaged, engraved, drew, and printed every kind …
Posted in: Biography, Reference Guides, Women's History
Posted by: Carlyn Osborn
Today’s guest post is by Anthony Páez Mullan, a cartographic reference specialist in the Geography and Map Division at the Library of Congress. He specializes in the historical cartography of Latin America, the Caribbean, and the Iberian Peninsula and is a co-author of the “Luso-Hispanic World in Maps.” The Library of Congress recently acquired an important …
Posted in: Borders, Exploration, Exploring the Early Americas, Guest Posts, Hispanic American History, Manuscripts