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A cropped portion of the 1897 “Map of Cuba” highlighting the Florida Keys, Andros Island, and Cuba. From west to east is the Gulf of Mexico, the Straits of Florida, the Great Bahama Bank, and the Bahama Islands.

Map of the Month: March 2022

Our March Map of the Month is this historic 1897 "Map of Cuba” published by an American company during the Cuban War of Independence, mere months before the start of the Spanish-American War. It portr...

Historic map showing Oregon and eastern Missouri Territory. The bold, dashed borders reflect the 1849 boundaries between territories established by the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. Solid, bold lines reflect rivers and tributaries of the territories with several dozen labels of the indigenous tribes located in the region.

Map of the Month: February 2022

Our February Map of the Month is an early edition of this map of “Oregon, Upper California, and New Mexico” published in 1849. It depicts the western United States shortly after the 1848 Treaty of Gua...

Screen grab of Linguistic Map of Mexico and Central America with pop-up box showing language and language family

New Web App: Linguistic Map of Mexico and Central America

Our latest web app, Linguistic Map of Mexico and Central America, is now live and available to the public. ...

A 5x5 rectangular grid over southwest Germany, showing the extent of the new map collection.

New Map Index: Southwest Germany to the Alps

Our new map series index, Southwest Germany to the Alps, is now available to the public in this interactive web map. The Southwest Germany to the Alps map series index is an interactive web map that ...

Historic geologic map from the 1882 Tertiary History of the Grand Canon with Atlas, a.k.a, "Dutton's Atlas".

Hub Hiring Project-Based Student Worker: Dutton's Atlas (Spring/Summer 2022)

The Map and Geospatial Hub at ASU Library has a new project-based student worker position available for Spring/Summer 2022. The posting is officially listed as “Library Aide III” (job ID: 75253BR), bu...

 Map depicting the Mesopotamian Theater of World War I including cities, topography, and existing borders

Map of the Month: January 2022

Our January Map of the Month is this 1916 map of “The Theatre of War in Mesopotamia”, displaying Mesopotamia (modern-day Iraq and Syria) and Persia (modern-day Iran) as they appeared in the midst of W...

Historic map depicting Northern Mexico, Baja California, and parts of Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, and Louisiana Territory

Map of the Month: December 2021

Our December Map of the Month is this French map titled “New Mexico, with the Northern Part of Old, Or New Spain”. Among the oldest maps in our collection, this map was made by Rigobert Bonne and was ...

Newspaper Article detailing how ASU is starting a new multimedia and public outreach program to bring the first monograph by the U.S. Geological Survey into the Digital Age.

Williams-Grand Canyon News: Dutton’s Atlas: How cartography helped Grand Canyon become grand

View the full Williams-Grand Canyon News article, Dutton’s Atlas: How cartography helped Grand Canyon become grand, written by Joe Giddens, and published on October 12, 2021, at the following URL: htt...

Illustrated map of the Grand Canyon showing canyon detail, tourist attractions, Native American cultural icons of Northern Arizona, and various related comics

Map of the Month: November 2021

Our November Map of the Month is this illustrated map titled “Grand Canyon” by Uruguayan-American artist Jo Mora. The map depicts approximately one fourth of the Grand Canyon, focusing on the portion ...