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Posted by: Lena Denis
Most American cities are encompassed by one or more counties and overlap with them in jurisdiction, but there are 41 unique cases known as independent cities, and 38 of them are in Virginia. Read more to learn why!
Posted in: 19th century cartography, 20th century cartography, American History, Borders, City Histories, Geography and Map Division
Posted by: Lena Denis
The deepest point in the Atlantic Ocean can be found about 100 miles north of Puerto Rico, in a trench where two tectonic plates meet. This post discusses the Puerto Rico Trench's unique geology and efforts to map it.
Posted in: 19th century cartography, 20th century cartography, Exploration, Geographic Information Science, Physical Geography
Posted by: Lena Denis
Excitement about the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics is sweeping our own nation’s capital, as it is in so many places around the world. Here at the Library of Congress, we’re certainly marking the occasion. The Informal Learning Office (ILO) recently hosted an Olympics-themed Family Day, and afterward they published a blog post about it where …
Posted in: 19th century cartography, 20th century cartography, American History, City Histories, European History, Geography and Map Division