Digitized maps—especially georeferenced ones—can be tough to find, hard to access, and difficult to bring to life. With his Allmaps project, Bert Spaan is trying to change that.
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The Leventhal Center has been awarded a Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources (TPS) Regional Grant to support a 2023 urban atlas exhibition.
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A new map visualization invites you to look at patterns in the landscape as seen from above
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Travel alongside the Qianlong Emperor in this interactive tour of a map nearly twenty feet long
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Today—April 26th, 2022—marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of Frederick Law Olmsted. Join us in celebrating his legacy and contributions to landscapes across the country!
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Last month, the EPA announced the addition of the Lower Neponset River to the Superfund National Priorities List—a designation that will provide federal resources for a long-awaited environmental hazard investigation and cleanup project.
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This past Monday marked the historic opening of the new Union Square stop on the MBTA’s Green Line extension. In this article, we unpack the history of Union Square and explore how transit relates to broader social justice issues.
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A 1755 map created by a German Jesuit missionary for the Portuguese Empire casts new light on early European efforts to map the Amazon River valley
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When it comes to urban ecological changes, there’s more to smell than meets the nose.
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To recognize Black History Month and acknowledge our commitment to share Black histories year round, we’ve collected a set of materials that reflect on Black historical figures, geographies, and cartographies, as an inspiration for further consideration and research.
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