Daniel Crouch: “There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.”
Daniel Crouch: “There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.”
Priyamvada (Priya) Natarajan recounted the evolution of celestial map-making and showed how maps literally track our ever-evolving cosmic view, tracing our understanding of the universe, its contents, and its development.
Priyamvada (Priya) Natarajan recounted the evolution of celestial map-making and showed how maps literally track our ever-evolving cosmic view, tracing our understanding of the universe, its contents, and its development.
Talk by pictorial cartographer Anton Thomas on his hand-drawn map of North America.
Talk by pictorial cartographer Anton Thomas on his hand-drawn map of North America. Anton Thomas began drawing a pictorial map of North America in 2014 and, four years later, it is finally finished. With thousands of features from Alaska to Panama, and hundreds…
Best-selling author, editor, and map collector Colin Harrison’s latest novel, “You Belong to Me”
Best-selling author, editor, and map collector Colin Harrison’s latest novel, “You Belong to Me,” features a protagonist who is a devoted collector of the maps of New York City — as is Mr. Harrison.
Field Trip to the NY Historical Society for a private tour of “Mapping America’s Road from Revolution to Independence”
Field Trip to the NY Historical Society for a private tour of “Mapping America’s Road from Revolution to Independence”
“‘With Savage Pictures Fill their Gaps’: On Cartographers’ Fear of Blank Spaces,” by noted map historian Chet Van Duzer
“’With Savage Pictures Fill their Gaps’: On Cartographers’ Fear of Blank Spaces,” by noted map historian Chet Van Duzer.
“Trail Maps Then & Now: Looking Back at 100 Years of Mapping Trails,” by cartographer Jeremy Apgar.
“Trail Maps Then & Now: Looking Back at 100 Years of Mapping Trails,” by cartographer Jeremy Apgar.
Kitty Harmon presents a visual survey of highlights from the NYPL’s illustrated map collection.
Kitty Harmon presents a visual survey of highlights from the NYPL’s illustrated map collection. Spanning 180 years, the selected maps reflect the artistry and inventiveness of their creators.
Chet Van Duzer’s “New Light on Henricus Martellus’s World Map (c. 1491) at Yale: Multispectral Imaging and Early Renaissance Cartography”
Chet Van Duzer’s “New Light on Henricus Martellus’s World Map (c. 1491) at Yale: Multispectral Imaging and Early Renaissance Cartography”