• Nov 29, 2021
• Ian Spangler

Howdy, Realtors!

What one map can tell us about the politics of property in the early twentieth century United States

• 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

Behind Bending Lines: More Maps of the Chamizal Dispute

• 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.

• Aug 16, 2021
• Rachel Sharer

The Great Klondike Gold Rush

Although it only lasted three years, the Klondike gold rush had profound and lasting effects on land, economic development, and native communities. 

• Jul 30, 2021
• Richard Pegg

Zhuang Tingfu: Cartographic Encounters and Echoes

In the late eighteenth century, an encounter between European and Chinese cartography left clues about the diffusion of geographic knowledge

• Jul 8, 2021
• Rachel Mead

Mapping July through history

Let's take a closer look at some July maps from years past

• Jun 29, 2021
• Rachel Mead

The geography of an incomplete freedom

July 4th is a day we celebrate "freedom" in the US. Whose freedom are we celebrating? How has that changed over more than two centuries?