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Changed/Forgotten: Places That No Longer Exist — From the Vault Collections Showing

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Apr 4, 2025
Nicole Claris

Highlights From The Vault — Revolution at Scale: New Netherlands, the Hudson, and Albany

Check out these highlights from the April 4, 2025 From The Vault — Revolution at Scale: New Netherlands, the Hudson, and Albany.

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Mar 21, 2025
LMEC Staff

Highlights From The Vault — As Little Land As Possible: Maps of the Oceans & Seas

Check out these highlights from the March 21, 2025 From The Vault — As Little Land As Possible: Maps of the Oceans & Seas.

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Mar 7, 2025
LMEC Staff

Highlights From The Vault — Mapped By Her: The Uncharted Influence of Women in Cartography

Check out these highlights from March 7, 2025 From The Vault — Mapped By Her: The Uncharted Influence of Women in Cartography

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