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Image 2 of from the map of the road to Kyoto.

The Road to Kyoto

Posted by: Cynthia Smith

The earliest extant plan of Washington DC, known as "The L'Enfant Plan" with annotations of editorial changes by Thomas Jefferson.

Francophone Folly in the Capital City

Posted by: Carissa Pastuch

Detail of printed map of Florida. The Everglades bear the label "Extensive inundated region covered with pine and hummock islands, of all sizes, and generally called The Ever Glades."

Swampland in Florida

Posted by: Amelia Raines

Colored map of the world in two hemispheres with engraved figures around edges.

Virtual Orientation to the Geography and Map Division

Posted by: Julie Stoner

Sepia toned image showing a desert landscape with canyon in background

A Landmark Atlas of the Grand Canyon

Posted by: Tim St. Onge

Colored map showing the city of Boston in the center with buildings, surrounded by a river.

John Bachmann’s Bird’s Eye Views

Posted by: Meagan Snow

Detail of a map of New York City that shows the subway lines in different colors.

What Goes Up Must Come Down: A brief history of New York City’s elevated rail and subway lines

Posted by: Sonia Kahn

A landsat image of part of Iceland.

Mapping the Land of Fire and Ice

Posted by: Cynthia Smith

Initial design plan for landscape architecture of Chicago South Park Chicago.

Chicago’s South Park by Fredrick Law Olmsted

Posted by: Carissa Pastuch