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How a Globemaker Navigates a Digital World

“It’s kind of a joke, but in some sense, I almost feel like I could start a war.”
Lauren Vespoli April 6, 2020
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The Chart That Measures Tall Trees Against Architectural Wonders

A 19th-century infographic that stacks a redwood against St. Peter's Basilica.
Jessica Leigh Hester May 13, 2019
maps

Step Into a Midcentury Map of New York, Packed With Weird Local Lore

Dragons, flea circuses, mermaids, and more wonders of the city.
Jessica Leigh Hester April 17, 2019
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For Sale: A Historical Map of the Imagination

Bernard Sleigh's dreamland mashes up myths, fairy tales, and nursery rhymes.
Jessica Leigh Hester March 18, 2019
maps

A Map of the World’s Mammals for People Who Liked to Wear Them

This 1917 chart was focused on fur for fashion.
Jessica Leigh Hester January 21, 2019
maps

It’s Not Easy to Map the 100 Largest Islands in the World

Things quickly get contentious.
Jessica Leigh Hester January 14, 2019
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Mapping Old Rail Routes Like Contemporary Subways

They're dreamy.
Jessica Leigh Hester January 7, 2019
maps

For Sale: A 16th-Century Map of Iceland, Roamed by Fantastic Beasts

Meet the menagerie.
Jessica Leigh Hester December 10, 2018
objects of intrigue

The Tiny Globe That Puts the World and Heavens in Your Palm

Elizabeth Cushee’s elegant 1745 orb was boundary-pushing at the time.
Jessica Leigh Hester December 3, 2018
maps

Central Park Could Have Been Filled With Fussy, Fancy Gardens

If John J. Rink had gotten his way, that is.
Jessica Leigh Hester November 5, 2018
maps

How Writers Map Their Imaginary Worlds

A new book collects fantastic literary geographies.
Sarah Laskow October 22, 2018
maps

Maps Have the Power to Shape History

A groundbreaking female cartographer charted the evolution of the United States—and the dispossession of Native Americans.
Sarah Laskow October 15, 2018
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The Fantasy Maps That Put the World's Tallest Mountains Side by Side

In the 19th century, the romance of mountains met the desire to quantify the natural world.
Jessica Leigh Hester October 10, 2018
maps

In Spanish America, Cartographers Hand-Drew Maps Inspired by Printed Ones

These hybrid productions are unique in mapmaking.
Sarah Laskow October 9, 2018
maps

Behold, a Massive Knit Map of the Cosmos

Three colors of yarn, seven panels, and all 88 constellations.
Jessica Leigh Hester September 11, 2018
maps

In Early Maps of Virginia, West Was at the Top

But why?
Erica Naone July 30, 2018
maps

The Dazzlingly Colorful Atlases That Brought the Night Sky Within Reach

Detailed maps of the heavens weren't just for scholars.
Jessica Leigh Hester July 16, 2018
maps

How Many Liquor Bottles Can You Find in This 1931 Map of Chicago?

The "Gangland Map" features drunken fish and goofy jokes alongside descriptions of brutal murders.
Cara Giaimo June 4, 2018