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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.  ...

In its ninth year, Noble Library will host the creative cartography exhibition, a collaboration between the ASU School of Art and the ASU Library. The 2022 exhibit, “Seek and Find” is on display at Noble Library on the Tempe campus, from Nov. 16 until Nov. 29 during regular library hours. Visitors c...

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...

Celebrate “Dutton’s Atlas,” a masterpiece of early geological inquiry into the Grand Canyon. The public is invited to attend a free symposium presented by the Map and Geospatial Hub at Hayden Library on ASU’s Tempe campus. The event takes place on Saturday, October 22 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. ...

Looking for a map but can’t make it to the library? Look no further than your PC or smartphone. The ASU Library Map and Geospatial Hub’s virtual 3D Explorer application opens the doors of the hub to users all over the world, with the ability to experience the space and browse the collection virtual...

Our latest web app, Linguistic Map of Mexico and Central America, is now live and available to the public. Linguistic Map of Mexico and Central America, Cyrus Thomas assisted by J.R. Swanton, 1909 Geographic Coverage: Mexi...

The index for 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 displays the topographic features and municipalities of ...

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 published in 1780 as part of Guillaume-Thomas Raynal’s famous Atlas de Toutes Les Parties Connues du...

View the full ASU News Article, How cartography helped the Grand Canyon become grand, written by Lauren Whitby, and published on September 28, 2021, at the following URL: https://news.asu.edu/20210928-arizona-impact-how-cartography-helped-grand-canyon-become-grand ...