Since its beginning in 1972, the Landsat program has been the single most transformative force in modern cartography. Before Landsat, mapping was a slow and…
Evolving mapping technologies have reshaped the history of cartography. From a dusty broom to artificial intelligence, these advancements revealed the world’s largest geoglyphs. The Nazca…
The Cartographer of the Impossible: Percival Lowell and the Martian Cobwebs Welcome, fellow wanderers and lovers of the leaf-shaped map, to “The Whimsical Atlas.” Today,…
Stieler’s Hand-Atlas: how a German folio reshaped cartographic taste, 1816–1945 Adolf Stieler’s Hand-Atlas, formally Hand-Atlas über alle Theile der Erde und über das Weltgebäude. Is…
Navigating the Labyrinth: A Deep Dive into the London Underground Map The London Underground, affectionately known as the “Tube,” is more than just a public…
For enthusiasts of historical cartography, the name Andrees Allgemeiner Handatlas resonates with the grandeur of late 19th-century German mapmaking. Reflecting the excellence of early 20th-century…
Cartography is the art and science of portraying a three-dimensional planet on two-dimensional surfaces, maps. Many projections have been developed to solve the challenges of…
In the pantheon of great scientific thinkers and pioneers, certain names stand out. These figures are beacons of innovation, resilience, and transformative insight. Yet history…
In 1973, American geographer George Etzel Pearcy proposed a bold reconfiguration of the United States’ political landscape. Pearcy’s plan aimed to reduce the number of…
Goode’s 1908 speech at the American Association of Geographers on the Evil Mercator In 1908, J. Paul Goode delivered a pivotal speech at the American…