collections

A close look at one of our newly accessible maps on Boston development history

A roundup of some of our Black history posts from over the years

Transforming our panoramic views into virtual reality offers an opportunity to jump inside the map's perspective

Announcing 124 newly-digitized objects from the Boston Redevelopment Authority Collection

Our new exhibition is featured in the Cartographic Collections section of the NACIS journal

A Twitter bot trawling through our digital collections brings up questions

These maps from our collections, one for each 20s decade starting in 1520, helped us count down to New Years 2021

A Newsmap from December 1945 shows how cartographic projection promoted the U.S. view of itself as a global power

How to make a relief map in the era before 3D printing

Why the line between Massachusetts and New Hampshire pivots around a pine tree