Few images in early modern cartography hold as much significance as the 1524 map of Tenochtitlan. It is charged with historical, cultural, and epistemological importance.…
This information is subject to change, please check current U.S.G.S. website The U.S. Geological Survey (U.S.G.S.) is the nation’s premier civilian mapping agency. For over…
Shifting Baselines: Is the ‘Gulf of Mexico’ Becoming the ‘Gulf of America’? A tectonic shift is quietly underway on U.S. government maps, after an Executive…
The Daemyong Honilgangnido: A 15th-Century Global View from Korea The year is 1402. In the nascent Joseon Dynasty of Korea, a new world map is…