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Detail of image of Massachusetts state house showing image of cod on the wall

In Cod We Trust: Fishing Grounds and National Ambitions in Early Maps of North America

Posted by: Lena Mattson

Union ships under fire amidst smoke plumes, with explosions and smoke visible in background on riverbank.

The Battle of Forts Jackson and St. Philip Through Maps

Posted by: Tim St. Onge

Black and white photo of William Cody, leaning back on a chair, holding a newspaper

The Geography of Buffalo Bill’s Irrigation Misadventures

Posted by: Meagan Snow

An image of the qibla indicator and the container that it is held in.

Finding the Direction of Mecca: A Qibla Compass from the Ottoman Era

Posted by: Cynthia Smith

image of map of Carolina

Spring Presentation on Indigenous Cartography

Posted by: Carissa Pastuch

Photo of a hand holding a copper plate engraved with a map of Chicago, showing a side view of the thin plate

Fabricating the World: Copperplate Printing

Posted by: Amelia Raines

Profile views from the ocean of Waimea, Kaui and Lahaina, Maui.

From Mauka to Makai: The Ahupua’a of Hawai’i

Posted by: Abraham Parrish

Topographic map of Mexico with line indicating ancient migration route. Surrounding the map are illustrations of archaeological relics, Mayan temples and ruins.

Antonio García Cubas and His Remarkable Atlas of Mexico

Posted by: Tim St. Onge

Black and white panoramic photo of Tenn. Coal Iron & R.R. Co.'s furnaces at Ensley, Birmingham, Ala.

Tracing the Alabama Coal Fields

Posted by: Meagan Snow