Articles

Nov 17, 2021
Tess D. McCann

Cartographies of “improvement”

An interactive tour through East Boston, circa 1880

Nov 16, 2021
Richard Pegg

A Chinese Maritime Map of the Sea and Stars

A video tour through an intriguing "pie chart" maritime diagram for a ship in the South China Sea

Nov 15, 2021
Michelle LeBlanc

Indigenous People’s Heritage Month: Lessons and Resources Exploring Land and Maps

November is Indigenous People’s Heritage Month, a chance to unlearn entrenched narratives and relearn the complex history and modern presence of Native people across North America

Nov 3, 2021
Ian Spangler & Garrett Dash Nelson

An interview with Ian Spangler

Welcome to our new Assistant Curator for Digital and Participatory Geography!

Oct 26, 2021
Michelle LeBlanc

Beyond the Map: Engaging Audiences with GIS at the Leventhal Map & Education Center

Map Center staff recently published an article in the Journal of Map & Geography Libraries that highlights the Center’s geospatial data work, including use of our public data portal and our Maptivists initiative with Boston high schools.

Oct 1, 2021
Rachel Sharer

A Refuge from the Roar: Yosemite National Park

Examining the history and future of America's third national park on the anniversary of its founding

Sep 19, 2021
Michelle LeBlanc

“X” Marks the Spot: Searching for Pirate Treasure on Cape Cod

For international “Talk like a Pirate Day,” we use maps in our collection to examine the story of Captain Southack and his mandate to recover the wreck of the pirate ship Whydah off the coast of Cape Cod in 1717.