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View of Santo Domingo city with city blocks shown in red. Beyond the city's fortified walls are depictions of topography, fortifications, and waterways.

Colonial Contestations for the “First City of America”: The History of Santo Domingo in Maps

Posted by: Tim St. Onge

Black and white image of a television screen with an astronaut

Mapping the Moon: The Apollo Transforming Printer

Posted by: Meagan Snow

1755 map of North America.

John Mitchell’s Map of North America

Posted by: Abraham Parrish

Map of the United States with regions marked with corresponding class number. Used as reference tool by staff to understand the geographic breakdown of the regions of the United States.

The Anatomy of a Call Number

Posted by: Carissa Pastuch

Map showing the National Mall and commercial center of DC. Buildings are drawn three-dimensionally. Trees, grass, and water features also noted in color.

Diagonals, Vistas, and Canals: Tracing L’Enfant’s Influences Beyond D.C.

Posted by: Amelia Raines

image ready to cut pines and bananas

The “Gem of the Caribbean”: a U.S. colony in…Cuba?

Posted by: Carissa Pastuch

Colorful map showing the French-German-Luxembourg border and places of WWI significance, with small illustrations

The Harlem Hellfighters Win Gold: The 369th Infantry Regiment in World War I

Posted by: Amelia Raines

Stereograph of engine of a train with people standing beside it.

The Long and Winding Road to Vladivostok: The Trans-Siberian Railway and the World

Posted by: Julie Stoner

a map of the coast of the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States

In-Person Geography and Map Event: The Map Mixer

Posted by: Lena Mattson