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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: Lena Denis
I recently heard a factoid in passing that fascinated me and sparked further investigation: after having been decidedly middle of the pack immediately post-Civil War, the United States’ share of total world manufacturing output became the highest in the world between 1880 and 1900, with a near exponential pace of growth during these decades. Oddly, …
Posted in: 19th century cartography, American History, Big Data and Visualization, Geography and Map Division
Posted by: Carissa Pastuch
The Geography and Map Division and Philip Lee Phillips Map Society are hosting an in-person and virtual 2024 Fall Presentation on Islamic mapping.
Posted in: Events, Geography and Map Division, Middle East and North African History
Posted by: Tim St. Onge
Explore the Library of Congress Geospatial Applications Hub, a new gateway to our online StoryMaps, web maps, and more!
Posted in: Geographic Information Science, Geography and Map Division
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
Posted by: Abraham Parrish
Applications are now open for Philip Lee Phillips Society Fellowship at the Library of Congress. Scholars of the history of cartography, Geographic Information Science (GIS), digital humanities or related fields are encouraged to apply for this fellowship utilizing the collections of the Geography and Map Division.
Posted in: 16th century cartography, 19th century cartography, 20th century cartography, Geography and Map Division, Military History
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: 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: 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