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Jan 27, 2023
Patricio Pino

An Interview with Patricio Pino

An interview with Spring 2023 Northeastern co-op, Patricio Pino

Jan 18, 2023
Laura Lee Schmidt

A Curatorial Commentary on Building Blocks: Boston Stories from Urban Atlases

Exhibition Curatorial Fellow Laura Lee Schmidt dives into our ongoing Building Blocks exhibition

Jan 11, 2023
Richard Pegg

Korean Yeojido Atlases

How did Korean cartography evolve in the Joseon period? Explore this interactive Map Chat from the MacLean Collection to learn more about a fascinating collection of atlases.

Jan 8, 2023
Ezra Acevedo

Where The Water Was

One-sixth of Boston sits on land that was once tidal estuaries, shallow marshes, and mud flats.

Dec 23, 2022
LMEC Staff

A preview of what's to come in 2023

Our gallery will see an exciting new change in 2023

Dec 16, 2022
Ezra Acevedo

An Atlas of My Hometown: Georeferencing Familiar Places

A behind the scenes look at the process of georeferencing

Dec 7, 2022
Ian Spangler

The two ways to make something louder

How noise pollutes even when nobody's listening

Nov 6, 2022
Ian Spangler

How well do you know your Massachusetts towns?

Silly games can open new windows into map collections

Oct 21, 2022
Tess D. McCann

Always Devoted to Such Use: Sacrifice Zones and Storage on the Boston-Revere Border

A new logistics center in Revere tells a familiar story and poses the question: how inextricable is land use from the land itself?

Oct 20, 2022
Ian Spangler

Now accepting submissions to LMEC's Cartography Challenges

Submit your cartographic work for a chance at prize money & exhibition in the LMEC's digital collections!

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