Map and Geospatial Hub, ASU Library

05/05/2023

Have you ever wondered what lies beneath the ice of the Arctic? Check out our May Map of the Month titled, “Geology of the Arctic”, to learn more about the first symposium of Arctic geology and what makes this particular map so unique.

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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.

04/24/2023

📢 In September 2023, we’ll open our newest exhibition, Getting Around Town: Four Centuries of Mapping Boston in Transit! This exhibition will feature an extraordinary collection of transit maps and invite questions about how people have moved around the city in the past, present, and future.

Getting Around Town opens on September 9 and will be free to the public at the Leventhal Center gallery at Central Library in Copley Square.

Our guest curator is Steven Beaucher, the author of . In this article, we talk with Steven about how he became immersed in transit mapping, and what he thinks will be most intriguing about the upcoming exhibition: https://bit.ly/442xenx

04/05/2023

Did you know that most of Arizona has some of the world's largest deposits of copper, gold, and silver? Check out our April Map of the Month titled “Greatest Mineral Belt in the World” to learn more about the gold rushes and history of mining in Arizona and the American southwest.

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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.

01/17/2023

Happy New Year!

To start out year off right, we're taking a dive into January's Map of the Month titled, "North America Drawn from the Latest and Best Authorities". Likely created after the Revolutionary War, this map displays minute details of the North American continent and is accompanied by the extensive history of the late 1700's. Check out our blog post to learn more about the year's first Map of the Month.

Read the full post here: https://lib.asu.edu/news/map-month-january-2023

12/06/2022

The 1950s marked the beginning of a new era of scientific research on Antarctica that has influenced the knowledge of dozens of nations around the world for decades. Check out our December Map of the Month “U.S. Navy Operation ‘Deep Freeze 70’” from 1970 to learn more about what Antarctic research endeavors occurred and how international interest in Antarctica influenced global scientific relations.

Read the full post here: https://lib.asu.edu/news/map-month-december-2022

11/22/2022

https://kjzz.org/content/1827114/1882-book-explored-grand-canyons-geology-first-time

Catch our interview with KJZZ about the exciting Dutton's Atlas exhibit!

Listen below to learn more about Clarence Dutton, his expedition of the Grand Canyon, and celebrate the 140th anniversary of "The Tertiary History of the Grand Canyon District".

Arizona State University is celebrating the anniversary of a book that explored the Grand Canyon and its geology."The Tertiary History of the Grand Canyon District with Atlas" by Clarence Dutton came out 140 years ago. In honor of that, ASU has an exhibit at Hayden Library featuring art and a 3D mod...

11/08/2022

How do maps function as representations of historical knowledge and events? Check out our November Map of the Month from 1919 titled “Map of Africa to Illustrate the Progress of Surveys and Explorations” to learn more about how the topographic surveys documented on this map intersect with the history of colonial Africa.

View the post here: https://lib.asu.edu/news/map-month-november-2022

10/20/2022

Did you catch us on ASU News?

There is still time to register for the October 22nd symposium from 11:00am-4:00pm. Come for the exhibit, stay for the symposium!

Supported by the Arizona Humanities and Arizona State University (including the ASU Institute for Humanities Research, ASU School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning, School of Earth and Space Exploration at ASU, and ASU Library).

Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/duttons-atlas-symposium-how-cartography-helped-grand-canyon-become-grand-tickets-374487782037

In 1882, Clarence Dutton published the “Tertiary History of the Grand Canyon District with Atlas” — a work that ASU geographer Matthew Toro calls a geological “masterpiece.” To celebrate 140 years of Dutton’s work, an exhibit will be on display starting Oct. 22 at Hayden Library on the T...

10/11/2022

"The Grand Cañon of the Colorado is a great innovation in modern ideas of scenery, and in our conceptions of the grandeur, beauty and power of nature." - Clarence E. Dutton

Join us on October 22nd for the Dutton's Atlas Symposium and Exhibit: How Cartography Helped the Grand Canyon become Grand.

Visit the exhibit in person or online, then attend the symposium for insightful, exciting talks from experts of Grand Canyon history, geology, and culture!

To learn more and secure your tickets, visit the project at https://duttons-atlas-asu.hub.arcgis.com/

10/05/2022

Did you know that the Russo-Japanese War laid the foundation for key global events of the 20th century like World War II and the Cold War? Check out our October Map of the Month titled “Corea y Sur de Mandchuria” (Korea and South Manchuria) to learn more about the Russo-Japanese War, the territory it was over, and how its outcome influenced the future of the world.

Read the post here: https://lib.asu.edu/news/map-month-october-2022

09/20/2022

The first trans-continental railroad opened in 1869, but how did the United States get the information needed to plan the route? Check out our September Map of the Month to learn more about the role the Pacific Railroad Surveys of the 1850s played in developing America’s first trans-continental railroad!

Read the post at this link: https://lib.asu.edu/news/map-month-september-2022