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Map of Europe and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republic. Boundaries between countries featured, which include Ireland, England, France, German, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Netherlands, Lithuania, are variably colored. Country names are black and bolded while town names densely cover the interior.

Map of the Month: August 2021

  Our August Map of the Month is this National Geographic map titled Europe and the Near East. It displays a comprehensive post-WWII view of Western and Eastern Europe as well as the North African Coast and part of the Middle East. Published in 1949 after the conclusion of several years of negotiat...

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Pilot Chart of the Great Lakes

Map of the Month – March 2021

Our March 2021 Map of the Month is this 1897 Pilot Chart of the Great Lakes by J.E. Craig and A.C. Roberts. It includes a detailed navigational map of the lakes as well as a variety of information on boating etiquette, weather signals, and other useful notes for sailing on the Great Lakes. ...

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A section of the map focusing on the central portion of the state. The county names, Maricopa, Gila, Graham, and Greenlee, are written in bold and are positioned in the center of their respective location. A bold red boundary outlines county-lines. Segments of the map, including the Fort Apache, White Mountain, Salt River, and Gila River indigenous reservations are outlined and filled with yellow. Counties colored with a green boundary represent national forests.

Map of the Month – February 2021

On February 14, 1912, the Territory of Arizona became a state at the end of one of the most complex journeys to statehood in American history. To celebrate Arizona’s statehood anniversary, February’s Map of the Month is titled State of Arizona and depicts Arizona in 1912, only a few months after it ...

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In the top left corner is a black and white grid-style map of the city St. Petersburg. To the right and below the small map of St. Petersburg is a colored map showing the countries and their affiliations during the seat of war. Geographic locations represented in the image are separated by the Baltic Sea with a small portion of Sweden (blue) and the countries of Prussia (red), Belgium (blue), France (green), Austria (green), and the Russian Empire (yellow).

Map of the Month – January 2021

The Map and Geospatial Hub is excited to announce the beginning of our new Map of the Month series where we will highlight a unique map in our collection at the end of each month. Our first featured Map of the Month is a historic map of the Crimean War titled Seat of War, published in 1854 by G.S. W...

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