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Map of the Month: September 2022
Our September Map of the Month is this mid-1800s map exploring the feasibility of constructing a trans-continental railroad route through Arizona. The full title is “Explorations and Surveys for a Rail Road Route from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean, Route Near the 35th Parallel, Map No. ...
New Web App: Western North America Vegetation and Locust Map
Our latest web app, Western North America Vegetation and Locust Map, is now live and available to the public. Map of a Portion of Western North America Showing the Distribution of Vegetation with Reference to the Multiplication of and Means o...
Map of the Month: April 2022
Our April Map of the Month is titled “Carte de la Californie” and compares five recreations of historically significant maps of California to show the evolution of cartographic knowledge of the region. It was originally published as a supplemental material to Diderot’s Encyclopédie, and this particu...