Articles

March 16, 2022
Mirela Altic

Rediscovering a Map of the Amazon

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

March 10, 2022
Ian Spangler

Of Odors and Esplanades

When it comes to urban ecological changes, there’s more to smell than meets the nose.

February 25, 2022
Megan Nally

A focus on Black geographies and cartographies

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.

January 31, 2022
Michelle LeBlanc

Maptivists at the Margarita Muñiz Academy

Our education team spent the first two weeks of January teaching an intersession on critical map literacy to a small group of seniors at the Margarita Muñiz Academy.

January 23, 2022
Ian Spangler and Scott Markley

Reporting on redlining: an interview with Scott Markley

How can we make historic data about segregation, redlining, and real estate more useful and accessible? In this Get to Know Your Data interview, we dive into a new data set derived from HOLC maps.

January 13, 2022
Rachel Sharer

Exploring National Geographic Maps

In honor of the January 1888 birthday of the National Geographic Society, we explore the history of its founding and some of the National Geographic maps in our collection.