Collections - Leventhal Map & Education Center at the Boston Public Library

April 20, 2023
Rachel Sharer

“A World Not of This World:” Poems as Maps

To celebrate April as National Poetry Month, here are some poems hidden on maps in our collections.

May 1, 2023
Megan Nally

Highlights from From The Vault: The Great Outdoors

Check out these highlights from last week’s edition of From The Vault: The Great Outdoors

May 15, 2023
LMEC Staff

Highlights from From The Vault: Bird’s Eye Views

Check out these highlights from last week’s edition of From The Vault: Bird’s Eye Views

May 19, 2023
Joshua Aldwinckle-Povey

A War of Ideology: Reading the Illustrierte Karte through the Lens of Geopolitics

One map from a midcentury series tells a story about Cold War propaganda

May 30, 2023
LMEC Staff

Highlights from From The Vault: Mechanical Maps

Check out these highlights from last week’s edition of From The Vault: Mechanical Maps

June 1, 2023
Patricio Pino

Mapping 250 Years of Poetry in Boston

Explore the striking work and lives of some of the poets who have been inspired by the communities of Boston, across the city’s landscapes, and throughout its long history.

June 12, 2023
LMEC Staff

Highlights from From The Vault: School’s Out

Check out these highlights from last week’s edition of From The Vault: School’s Out

June 25, 2023
Patricio Pino

Visualizing Empire

Is it possible to draw out into the open the vast and very global relationships which have built the world around us?

June 28, 2023
Patricio Pino

Highlights from From The Vault: Commodities

Check out these highlights from last week’s edition of From The Vault: Commodities

November 19, 2020
Garrett Dash Nelson

Parts unknown—or willful ignorance

What’s hidden in the emptiness of a map