- 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
Read moreA video tour through an intriguing "pie chart" maritime diagram for a ship in the South China Sea
Read moreNovember 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
Read moreExamining the history and future of America's third national park on the anniversary of its founding
Read moreFor 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.
Read moreAlthough it only lasted three years, the Klondike gold rush had profound and lasting effects on land, economic development, and native communities.
Read moreIn the late eighteenth century, an encounter between European and Chinese cartography left clues about the diffusion of geographic knowledge
Read moreLet's take a closer look at some July maps from years past
Read moreJuly 4th is a day we celebrate "freedom" in the US. Whose freedom are we celebrating? How has that changed over more than two centuries?
Read moreTaking a look at the rainbows of our collection
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