LOCMaps @LOCMaps
Official account of the @LibraryCongress Geography & Map Division, the largest map library in the world. All Library accounts: https://t.co/T907knoXYf loc.gov/rr/geogmap Washington, DC Joined June 2011-
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Read about Wyoming's history with large-scale irrigation projects in our latest blog post, "The Geography of Buffalo Bill’s Irrigation Misadventures." The full blog post is available online here: blogs.loc.gov/maps/2024/04/t…
Explore Scotland with this "travelling map of Scotland" published in 1806. Both existing and planned roads are shown, so make sure to check for the latest updates! Zoom in here: loc.gov/resource/g5771…
This 17th-century map of Iceland from Blaeu's "Le theatre du monde, ou, Novvel atlas" shows the island's complex topography, including mountains, fjords, and a few volcanoes. Get a closer look: loc.gov/resource/g3200…
Happy Earth Day! Celebrate nature and environmental protection with a dive into our world maps! Shown here is a beautiful 1519 map from the World Digital Library. Take a closer look here: loc.gov/item/202166872…
We find Charles Minard's flow maps from the 19th century fascinating! For example, this example shows the quantities of cereals which circulated around France in 1853. We have six of his flow maps, including this one, digitized here: loc.gov/search/?fa=con…
Don't miss our latest blog post, "Finding the Direction of Mecca: A Qibla Compass from the Ottoman Era," which discusses a new geographical instrument recently added to our collections. The full post is available online here: blogs.loc.gov/maps/2024/04/f…
This 1876 bird's eye view map of San Francisco shows the layout of the city and the view towards Oakland and Berkeley. See the full map online here: loc.gov/item/75693103/…
If you were not able to catch our April 9 Virtual Orientation on Sanborn Maps, never fear! You can watch the webinar here: loc.gov/item/webcast-1…
The locations of moai, Easter Island's large stone statues, are shown on this CIA map of the island. The statues were erected between the 13th and 16th centuries. Take a look here: loc.gov/resource/g9665…
This colorful map from the World Digital Library shows the terrain around the town of Biysk in central Siberia. Zoom in here: loc.gov/resource/gdclc…
Join us online May 2, 2024, for a Spring Presentation with two conversations on indigenous cartography. Read all about the event and how to register on our blog: blogs.loc.gov/maps/2024/04/s…
This 1827 compendious chart details thirteen hundred principal ports and places in the world with their distances expressed in geographical miles from Washington, DC. Check out the full map here: loc.gov/item/87695598/…
Eid Mubarak! To celebrate we wanted to share a recent Geography & Map acquisition—a geographical instrument used by Muslims to determine the direction of prayer. Read more about this qibla indicator in our blog post: blogs.loc.gov/maps/2024/04/f…
This Sanborn atlas of Summit, New Jersey from 1922 is somewhat unusual: it features colorful maps of ward and school district boundaries on the first page. Check it out here: loc.gov/resource/g3814…
Curious about Sanborn fire insurance maps & what you can learn from them? Join us this afternoon at 3pm EDT for a webinar exploring these fantastic resources! Register here: loc.zoomgov.com/webinar/regist…
This painting-style map depicts the Grand Canal in China's Shandong Province during the middle of Qing dynasty, with south on the right and north on the left. See the full set of map images here: loc.gov/item/202166828…
Calling all genealogists, archaeologists, environmental researchers, urban historians, & general mapheads: join G&M staff next Tuesday at 3pm EDT for an updated introduction to Sanborn fire insurance maps! Bring your questions for the Q&A. Register here: loc.zoomgov.com/webinar/regist…
Our latest research guide features maps of Kansas! Explore cartographic resources for the Sunflower State in our collections and on our website. Check out the guide here: guides.loc.gov/cartographic-r…
This French-made 1778 map of New York Bay features incredible detail and artistry, from water depth recordings to illustrated topography. Take a closer look here: loc.gov/item/73694809/…
This 1831 map of Rio de Janeiro, then the capital of Brazil, shows the city's parishes in different colors. Take a closer look here: loc.gov/item/200162047…
Carla Hayden @LibnOfCongress
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Smithsonian Archives @SmithsonianArch
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Teaching with the LC @TeachingLC
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Chronicling America H.. @ChronAmLOC
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SH Discoveries @SHDiscoveries
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Paid research fellowships in residence at the Library are available for scholars who have received their Ph.D. or other terminal degree in the last seven years. The deadline for applications is September 15, 2023. Learn more about our programs & apply: go.loc.gov/XYRI50P1qAt
Maps! Moon maps, to be exact. There are lots of amazing maps in the Library's collections, including many of Earth's moon. @LibnOfCongress Dr. Carla Hayden was just recently taking a look at one of them in the Library's Geography and Map Reading Room.
Today’s letter of day is “M” for moon! Everyone on Sesame Street is sending their name to space on @NASA’s @EuropaClipper spacecraft, which will travel to Jupiter’s moon Europa. Poet Laureate @adalimon’s poem will be going to space, too! What other M words have to do with space…
Wishing you a Merry #MapMonsterMonday.
@LOCMaps @librarycongress You included my hometown in this tweet--so, yes! 😀
@LOCMaps LOC and this division are a national treasure. story: I was at the Geog & Map Division once and looking at a Civil War era map of the DMV; turned out it was the original map drawn by an engineer in the U.S. Army. Holding it (carefully!) in my hands. What a thrill.
1983 Land-use #map of #Jakarta #HarvardLibrary
It’s possible that I’m missing something, but it I think the dedication was May 30, 1922. My copy of the program is dated “decoration day”.
Dedicated on this day 100 years ago in 1922, the Lincoln Memorial can be seen on this 1915 map of development on the National Mall under "buildings under construction or authorized." #LincolnMemorialMoment Take a look here: go.usa.gov/xuHau
The @librarycongress is co-hosting the 2022 @NetPreserve #WebArchiving Conference! To kick it off, we’re hosting #WHYWEBARCHIVING: PRESERVING INTERNET CONTENT FOR RESEARCH USE on May 23 go.usa.gov/xuAvA #WebArchiveWednesday
@LOCMaps A thread on a near identical example of the same map. x.com/incunabula/sta…
AFRICAN CARTOGRAPHY A manuscript topographic map of the Bamun Kingdom in Cameroon made in 1920 on the orders of King Njoya. This map is the first to reflect the way the Bamum people themselves saw their land - a precious example of an African map made by African cartographers. 1/
Richard Pegg takes a closer took at this map in his piece "Unique Perspectives on Kyoto." Read the full article here: leventhalmap.org/articles/kyoto…
This intricate map of Kyoto, Japan from the World Digital Library is more than 4 by 5 feet in size! The direction of the text varies so it can be read from all sides. See for yourself: go.usa.gov/xzyDF
@LOCMaps Looks like the cartographer put his coffee mug on a blank map.
Pretty wild 1955 economic #map of #Turkey showing many different industries throughout the country with both colors and a dizzying number of patterns. #HarvardLibrary #DataViz #Türkiye
Very excited to be presenting this 🌄 at #NACIS2021 on my project adding georeferencing to @GeoNode, and using the @LOCMaps: "Creating a public space for georeferencing Sanborn maps"
I’ve just finished the 1st version of the Allmaps Tile Server, a proxy server that turns georeferenced #IIIF maps into XYZ map tiles. The video shows how this works for a @LOCMaps Glacier NP map 1) copy IIIF url 2) georeference with editor.allmaps.org 3) add XYZ url in @qgis
Como colombiano, estoy casi que llorando de la felicidad porque una solicitud de información que hice a la Library of Congress me fue respondida en menos de 20 minutos. Aquí esas cosas no pasan. Te amo @LOCMaps
This Esso map of Scotland, showing highways and major sites, must be the most beautiful gas station map ever published. Printed 1931. @Esso_GB ⛽davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/s…
@ModDinoAttacks @LOCMaps I was exactly thinking the samen, a Drakkar.
@LOCMaps Looks like a Viking Drakkar longship with some blundered stylization of the dragon on the prow.
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