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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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Map of the Month: May 2023 | ASU Library 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.

📢 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

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

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

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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

ASU Library exhibit celebrates 140th anniversary of Dutton's Atlas 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...

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