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Posted by: Amelia Raines
Explore a new search interface for the Sanborn map collection, launched in conjunction with an updated version of the Geography and Map Reading Room website.
Posted in: 19th century cartography, 20th century cartography, American History, Geography and Map Division
Posted by: Amelia Raines
Please join Geography and Map Division staff tomorrow for a virtual orientation to our collections and resources! Date: Tuesday, August 8, 2023 Time: 3:00-4:00 pm (Eastern) Location: Zoom Register for this session here! Join us for a virtual orientation that will provide an introduction to the world’s largest map library, this time with a special focus on …
Posted in: Events, Geography and Map Division
Posted by: Amelia Raines
This afternoon, please join Geography and Map Division staff for a virtual orientation focused on maps and genealogy! Date: Tuesday, April 11, 2023 Time: 3:00-4:00 pm (Eastern) Location: Zoom Register for this session here! Reference librarians Amelia Raines and Julie Stoner will present an introduction to the Library of Congress Geography and Map collections. This orientation session …
Posted in: Events, Geography and Map Division
Posted by: Amelia Raines
This post explores a unique geologic map. Ives's strata map, made up of 10 plates representing different geologic periods, was designed as a tool for instruction in schools and colleges in the late 19th century.
Posted in: 19th century cartography, American History
Posted by: Amelia Raines
Miller Jaquet, Junior Fellow in the Geography and Map Division, explores the cartography of West Africa and what maps reveal about power, politics, and how we got HERE.
Posted in: 19th century cartography, 20th century cartography, African American History, African History, Guest Posts
Posted by: Amelia Raines
Curious about our collections? Please join Geography and Map Division staff next week for a virtual orientation to our collections and resources!
Posted in: Events, Geography and Map Division
Posted by: Amelia Raines
This second post in the Fabricating the World series explores mapmaking with woodblock printing.
Posted in: 15th century cartography, 16th century cartography, 18th century cartography, 19th century cartography, Asian History, European History, Series: Fabricating the World
Posted by: Amelia Raines
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.
Posted in: 16th century cartography, 17th century cartography, 18th century cartography, 19th century cartography, Series: Fabricating the World
Posted by: Amelia Raines
Curious about our collections? Please join Geography and Map Division staff tomorrow for a virtual orientation to our collections and resources!
Posted in: Events, Geography and Map Division