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Posted by: Carissa Pastuch
Join the Geography and Map Division and Philip Lee Phillips Society for this free in-person event, taking place on Thursday, May 8, 2025, from 1:15 PM to 4:15 PM in the Jefferson Building. Together we will will explore the significance of map surrounds through engaging talks about cartographic self portraits and the watermarks in the William Hacke atlas, along with a themed display.
Posted in: Events, Geography and Map Division
Posted by: Carissa Pastuch
Learn more about the maps on display at the new experiential exhibition at the Library of Congress.
Posted in: 17th century cartography, 19th century cartography, Events, Geography and Map Division
Posted by: Carissa Pastuch
Join us online May 2, 2024, for a Spring Presentation with two conversations on indigenous cartography. At 3:00pm Lauren Beck, Canada Research Chair in Intercultural Encounter and Professor of Visual and Material Culture Studies at Mount Allison University, Canada, will discuss Extractive Place Naming Practices in Early Modern North America. At 5:00pm S. Max Edelson, …
Posted in: 17th century cartography, 18th century cartography, Events, Geography and Map Division
Posted by: Carissa Pastuch
Please join us for the fourth session in a new series of virtual orientations from the Geography and Map Division! Date: Tuesday, December 13th, 2022 Time: 3:00–4:00 pm (Eastern) Location: Zoom Reference specialist Cynthia Smith and librarian Carissa Pastuch will present an introduction to the maps housed at the Library of Congress. This orientation will …
Posted in: Geography and Map Division
Posted by: Carissa Pastuch
Please join us for the third session in a new series of virtual orientations from the Geography and Map Division! Date: Tuesday, October 11th, 2022 Time: 3:00-4:00 pm (Eastern) Location: Zoom Register for this session here! Reference librarians Carissa Pastuch and Amelia Raines will present an introduction to the collections of the Geography and Map Division at …
Posted in: Geography and Map Division