Geology news
Map of the Month: May 2023
Our May Map of the Month is the 1960 publication, “Geology of the Arctic”, as prepared by the First International Symposium on Arctic Geology. This exquisite map is a compilation of geologic maps, global navigation charts, and bathymetric charts from countries in the northern hemisphere. ...
Map of the Month: April 2023
Our April Map of the Month is this 1907 map of the American Southwest titled, the ”Greatest Mineral Belt in the World”. The map depicts the breadth of gold, silver, and copper through the mineral belt as it spans over California, Nevada, and Arizona. ...
ASU Library exhibit celebrates 140-year anniversary of Dutton's Atlas
Oh, people might have read John Wesley Powell’s 1875 book, ultimately titled “The Exploration of the Colorado River and Its Canyons,” but the book wasn’t so much a deep dive into the size, beauty and geology of the Grand Canyon as much as it was a tale of the Wild West. “It was meant to be a geolog...
Dutton's Atlas Symposium: Register Now
Join us for an engaging, entirely free and open-to-the-public symposium event offering insightful, thought-provoking presentations on the various historical-geographical and socio-cultural dimensions of Dutton's Atlas! There will also be a physical exhibit showcasing works from the Atlas and Monogra...
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), but the working title is GIS & Multimedia Research Associate. The position will support a new p...
Map of the Month: May 2021
Our May Map of the Month is this Reconnoissance Map of the United States by William John McGee from 1893. It displays the geologic variation throughout the regions of the United States as documented at the time by the U.S. Geological Survey and various state Geological Surveys. ...
Intro to Geology class labs are upon us
Over five hundred students visit the Map and Geospatial Hub each spring and fall semester to complete a class assignment. Students use geologic and topographic from our collection to research geological processes that produced our current land formations. They study maps of places such as San Franc...