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Posted by: Danna Bell
How have the Everglades been mapped over time and what names have been used to describe this area. This blog post by Amelia Raines of the Geography and Maps Division uses maps to answer these questions.
Posted in: Geography and Maps
Posted by: Danna Bell
How can students use maps to identify the maritime boundaries of the arctic and the impact on who owns Antarctica?
Posted in: Geography and Maps, Science Technology and Math
Posted by: Danna Bell
Cynthia Smith of Geography and Maps discusses a collection of historic atlases featuring the major cities of the Netherlands.
Posted in: Geography and Maps, World History
Posted by: Danna Bell
Explore the maps found in the writings of Jules Verne in this blog post by Cynthia Smith of the Geography and Maps Division.
Posted in: Geography and Maps, World History
Posted by: Danna Bell
Explore the hidden gems in the Library of Congress that could help you learn more about your local history.
Posted in: Geography and Maps, Lesson Ideas
Posted by: Danna Bell
What did early mapmakers believe was at the center of the earth? This blog post provides suggestions from cartographer Athansius Kircher.
Posted in: Geography and Maps
Posted by: Danna Bell
Meet Julie Stoner, a reference librarian in the Geography and Maps Division.
Posted in: Geography and Maps, Interviews with Experts
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
Explore the Lindgren Brothers’ maps and consider how maps are more than a representation of geographical facts.
Posted in: Geography and Maps, Industrial United States, World Wars and the Great Depression (1914-1945)
Posted by: Danna Bell
Explore the use of Latin in historic maps and learn some basic Latin terms used in maps.
Posted in: Geography and Maps, World History