AUTHOR: Cynthia Smith

Cynthia Smith has been employed as a reference specialist in the Geography and Map Division since 1997. She holds a bachelor's in sociology from Truman University in Kirksville, Missouri, a master of science in library and information science from the Catholic University of America and a master of education from Strayer University.

Most Recent Posts

• Phoenix Rising: Urban Planning after the Great Fire of London December 29th, 2025
• Maps on Fabric: A Selection of Textile Cartography August 27th, 2025
• Florence Bascom and her Contributions to the Field of Geology May 15th, 2025
• Unconventional Theories about the Earth’s Shape: Both Ancient and Modern March 19th, 2025
• Chicago in 1893: Selected Maps of the World’s Columbian Exposition December 4th, 2024
• Cardinal Borgia’s Unusual Map of the World October 3rd, 2024
• A Work of Art: Ingeborg Brun’s Manuscript Globe August 14th, 2024
• Manuscripts and Historical Journeys: The Maps of the Federal Writers’ Project June 26th, 2024
• Finding the Direction of Mecca: A Qibla Compass from the Ottoman Era April 10th, 2024