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Map of the Month: October 2021
Our October Map of the Month is this 1963 map titled “Arizona’s Lost Mines and Ghost Towns”. It features some of Arizona’s most famous lost mines and ghost towns as well as the more obscure, and it in...
Map of the Month: September 2021
It’s been one month since Sun Devils came back to campus after nearly 16 months of remote learning. To celebrate our return to in-person learning, our September Map of the Month is this 1980 illustrat...
Map of the Month: July 2021
Our July Map of the Month is this 1967 Soviet lunar map from the series titled Polnaya Karta Luny Complete Map of the Moon. The series is made up of nine sheets that display several magnified lunar qu...
Map of the Month: April 2021
Our April Map of the Month is this 1909 Linguistic Map of Mexico and Central America by Cyrus Thomas and J.R. Swanton. It displays the geographic distribution of a variety of Mesoamerican languages an...
New Map Collection and Index: Poor’s Railroad and Utilities Maps
The index for our new digital image collection, the Poor’s Railroad and Utilities Maps collection, is available to the public here. ...
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 ...
2020 Creative Cartography Art Exhibit
Order and Chaos 2020 Artworks by ASU student Natalie Mikszta Using maps as a departure poi...
Root’s Facial War Map of the World
Root's Facial War Map of the World Author: M.A. Root Date: 1898 This map is a bit of a mystery. At first glance, it seems to be a standard map of the world. Upon closer inspection, odd cartoon faces ...
Mapping Grand Canyon Conference -- Website Live!
If you haven't yet heard, the Mapping Grand Canyon Conference is scheduled for Thursday, February 28 -- Friday, March 1, 2019. The dedicated conference website is now live at https://lib.asu.edu/map...