Founded in 1818, the Harvard Map Collection holds over 500k antiquarian & modern maps, and provides gis data and support. Check out our instagram: harvardmaps
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Joined April 2011
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If you’ve ever wished your favorite fictional universe was real, a new @HarvardMapColl exhibition is for you. “From Academieland to Zelda” explores fictional maps from movies, books, video games, and more. Come check it out in-person: buff.ly/3X1M6zn
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American Geographical Society Library Research Fellowships at @uwmlibraries due 30 Nov. For info: uwm.edu/libraries/agsl/fello…
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The JCB Library's short (remote or residential) and long-term (residential) research fellowships are key to the intellectual community we want to support. Let us know if we can help support your work! Applications due Jan 9 and available here: jcblibrary.org/fellowships/o…
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resulting visualization when layering the historic data with a terrain base map. Hi, Alps! ⛰️ The major takeaways: collaborating with students and colleagues, a StoryMap (link below), and a livestream chat with @HarvardMapColl during peak shutdown.
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The European Fronts: Digital Engagement with Paper Maps
storymaps.arcgis.com/stories…
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Chen Xi's 美国哈佛大学图书馆藏中国古旧地图提要 (An annotated bibliography of the Chinese maps in the Harvard University Library) looks at over 1200 maps, mainly held in the Harvard-Yenching Library and the @HarvardMapColl: ow.ly/Juwz50L22wp
ALT A Chinese atlas containing text on top and images on the bottom, showing color drawings of towns among hills and mountains
ALT A white and turquoise long horizontal coastal map showing coastal towns and islands
ALT Korean atlas, hand colored map mounted on rice paper
ALT A blue and white map which shows the mountains, rivers, coasts, territory and administrative divisions of the Qing Empire.
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ISHMap's very own Mirela Atlic will discuss her new book on Jesuit Cartography of the Americas at @rumseymapcenter on Oct 6 15:15 Pacific Time. For virtual registration, click: stanford.zoom.us/webinar/reg…
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La bibliothèque de l'Université d'Austin (Texas) est connue pour son importante collection de cartes
maps.lib.utexas.edu/maps/
Mais connaissez-vous son site Geodata qui permet de télécharger des cartes et des fonds en format SIG (shp, kmz, geojson, tiff) ?
geodata.lib.utexas.edu/catal…
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Join @BostonGwT tonight at @BPLBoston for an update on the status of Boston's groundwater levels, including opening remarks from @MayorWu and an expert panel on mitigating potential climate threats: bostongroundwater.org/
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Great opportunity to do #maps research in the UK! Apply for a Harley Fellowship! Applications due Nov. 1, so get writing! #twitterstorians #maphistory #fellowship
maphistory.info/harley.html
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Symposium, Mapping the American Revolution @MountVernon 4-5 Nov 2022. For info and registration (virtual and in-person), please visit mountvernon.org/plan-your-vi…
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Travel across the globe from your computer with @HarvardMapColl's “City Maps and Urban Environments,” an online collection featuring 500 years of urban planning and design maps. This 1943 map of Genoa, Italy, is just one of over 700 maps in the collection: buff.ly/3hsUNfS
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The @HOLCRedlining team is still hiring scholars, grad students, and more to write intro essays on a number of smaller cities with HOLC maps. The CFP and list of available cities is here: docs.google.com/document/d/1…
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McGill University Library Map Collection (About 22,000 Digitized Maps) Now Publicly Available on Canadiana infodocket.com/2022/08/26/mc…
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Looking for a way to put your knowledge of the region to work? Looking to dip your toe(s) into the world of digital scholarship? I can't wait to talk to you! Spread the word!
The @ImperiiaProject is hiring a coordinator who will play a key role in the project’s research mission. This is a 17.5-hr/wk, benefits-eligible 1-year term position. Visit sjobs.brassring.com/TGnewUI/… to learn more and apply!
ALT We're hiring! Imperiia Project Coordinator
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Call for Applications: 2023 @ISHMAP1 Prize for Projects in Map History on the history of maps and mapping that increases accessibility and engagement with maps and map history through innovative presentation for info: ishmap.files.wordpress.com/2…
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2022 Nebenzahl Lectures, 4–5 November, Newberry Library, Chicago
"Mapping as Performance”
• Surveying as Performance
• Performing Space, Place, and History in Indigenous North America;
• Mapping Dance
• Travel As Mapping
newberry.org/11042022-mappin…
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as usual, an incredible line-up for @NewberryLibrary Nebenzahl Lectures 4-5 Nov. Please take a look and attend!
2022 Nebenzahl Lectures, 4–5 November, Newberry Library, Chicago
"Mapping as Performance”
• Surveying as Performance
• Performing Space, Place, and History in Indigenous North America;
• Mapping Dance
• Travel As Mapping
newberry.org/11042022-mappin…
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Looking for something fun to do in the final days of summer? Check out this travel map of Massachusetts from 1960, which recommends tourist attractions like dinosaur tracks preserved in stone and the battlefield where the Revolutionary War began.
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