Map and Geospatial Hub, ASU Library

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

Did you know that most of Arizona has some of the world's largest deposits of copper, gold, and silver? Check out our April Map of the Month titled “Greatest Mineral Belt in the World” to learn more about the gold rushes and history of mining in Arizona and the American southwest.

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Map of the Month: April 2023 | ASU Library Our April Map of the Month is this 1907 map of the American Southwest titled, the ”Greatest Mineral Belt in the World”. The map depicts the breadth of gold, silver, and copper through the mineral belt as it spans over California, Nevada, and Arizona.

Happy New Year!

To start out year off right, we're taking a dive into January's Map of the Month titled, "North America Drawn from the Latest and Best Authorities". Likely created after the Revolutionary War, this map displays minute details of the North American continent and is accompanied by the extensive history of the late 1700's. Check out our blog post to learn more about the year's first Map of the Month.

Read the full post here: https://lib.asu.edu/news/map-month-january-2023

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

https://kjzz.org/content/1827114/1882-book-explored-grand-canyons-geology-first-time

Catch our interview with KJZZ about the exciting Dutton's Atlas exhibit!

Listen below to learn more about Clarence Dutton, his expedition of the Grand Canyon, and celebrate the 140th anniversary of "The Tertiary History of the Grand Canyon District".

ASU celebrates 'The Tertiary History of the Grand Canyon District with Atlas' with an exhibit Arizona State University is celebrating the anniversary of a book that explored the Grand Canyon and its geology."The Tertiary History of the Grand Canyon District with Atlas" by Clarence Dutton came out 140 years ago. In honor of that, ASU has an exhibit at Hayden Library featuring art and a 3D mod...

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...

"The Grand Cañon of the Colorado is a great innovation in modern ideas of scenery, and in our conceptions of the grandeur, beauty and power of nature." - Clarence E. Dutton

Join us on October 22nd for the Dutton's Atlas Symposium and Exhibit: How Cartography Helped the Grand Canyon become Grand.

Visit the exhibit in person or online, then attend the symposium for insightful, exciting talks from experts of Grand Canyon history, geology, and culture!

To learn more and secure your tickets, visit the project at https://duttons-atlas-asu.hub.arcgis.com/

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

The first trans-continental railroad opened in 1869, but how did the United States get the information needed to plan the route? Check out our September Map of the Month to learn more about the role the Pacific Railroad Surveys of the 1850s played in developing America’s first trans-continental railroad!

Read the post at this link: https://lib.asu.edu/news/map-month-september-2022

What did New Orleans look like under French rule? Check out our August Map of the Month “Plan de la Nouvelle Orleans” to learn more about what the city and its people were like in 1764! Read the post at this link: https://lib.asu.edu/news/map-month-august-2022

Via Osher Map Library & Smith Center for Cartographic Education :

"This is a great example of why you should clean out your closets from time to time. We recently discovered this Newsweek map of Africa (the 1963 map-of-the-month) tucked away in one of our closets! The map includes two indexed tables, one of nations established to that date and one of territories under colonial rule, and bordering the map are leaders of the 34 nations listed in the map.

"The Sixties were a time of global cultural and political revolution, particularly in Africa as people sought independence from colonial powers and fought for sovereignty. The year 1960 came to be known as the Year of Africa, marking the catalytic creation of 17 independent nations, with 31 more nations formed by the end of the decade.

"🔗You can view this map in greater detail on our website, oshermaps.org.
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Name: Newsweek map-of-the-month for August 1963 : [map of Africa]

Barcode: 57170

Publisher: Newsweek, inc.

Date/Date Range Produced: 1963

Language: English

Dimensions: 80 x 61 cm, on sheet 109 x 87 cm

Permanent URL: https://oshermaps.org/map/57170.0001

This is a great example of why you should clean out your closets from time to time. We recently discovered this Newsweek map of Africa (the 1963 map-of-the-month) tucked away in one of our closets! The map includes two indexed tables, one of nations established to that date and one of territories under colonial rule, and bordering the map are leaders of the 34 nations listed in the map.

The Sixties were a time of global cultural and political revolution, particularly in Africa as people sought independence from colonial powers and fought for sovereignty. The year 1960 came to be known as the Year of Africa, marking the catalytic creation of 17 independent nations, with 31 more nations formed by the end of the decade.

🔗You can view this map in greater detail on our website, oshermaps.org.
____________________
Name: Newsweek map-of-the-month for August 1963 : [map of Africa]

Barcode: 57170

Publisher: Newsweek, inc.

Date/Date Range Produced: 1963

Language: English

Dimensions: 80 x 61 cm, on sheet 109 x 87 cm

Permanent URL: https://oshermaps.org/map/57170.0001

We are excited and proud to announce that our team received a 2022 Esri Special Achievement in GIS Award for the 3D Explorer web application! Read more about the award, the 3D Explorer, and our plans for the future in the ASU News story at this link: https://news.asu.edu/20220810-map-and-geospatial-hubs-3d-explorer-recognized-worlds-largest-gis-conference

Let the bikes ride in and bike racks be filled!

Welcome back, Sun Devils!

The fall semester begins on August 18 and soon the bike racks will be filled! 🚲 📚

We are excited to welcome back students, instructors and community members to our libraries for a new and exciting school year. This 1984 view of Hayden Library is from the Charles Conley Photograph Collection in University Archives.

The Mexican-American War was a conflict that greatly influenced the future of the United States and Mexico, eventually contributing to the outbreak of civil wars in both nations. Check out our July Map of the Month from 1848 titled “Mexico & Guatemala” to learn more about what Mexico’s territory looked like before the Mexican Cession, what events sparked and resulted from the war, and where some of the most significant battles of the war took place.

Read the post at this link: https://lib.asu.edu/news/map-month-july-2022

Wishing you a safe 4th of July, Sun Devils! 🎆 Just a reminder all ASU Library locations are closed today.

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This saguaro definitely has all of the weekend vibes. 🌵 Happy !

📸, ASU Library ephemera collection, CE EPH D-44

Save the date! The Dutton's Atlas symposium (and exhibit) is coming to ASU Library Saturday, October 22, 2022.

At the nexus of art, cartography, and geography, Dutton's Atlas celebrates a masterpiece of early geological inquiry into the Grand Canyon.

Save the date and join us on October 22 -- in-person on Arizona State University's Tempe campus (Hayden Library) or online -- for a dynamic symposium event celebrating and critically examining the art and science of the most seminal work of Grand Canyon geological inquiry ever undertaken, the Tertiary History of the Grand Cañon District with Atlas ("Dutton's Atlas").

More details coming soon. Register today!

Dutton's Atlas Symposium: How Cartography Helped Grand Canyon become Grand At the nexus of art, cartography, and geography, Dutton's Atlas celebrates a masterpiece of early geological inquiry into the Grand Canyon.

Railroads were among the most important factors in the process of developing the American West. Check out our June Map of the Month featuring a 1905 “Map of the Denver & Rio Grande System” to learn more about one of the nation’s most unique and renowned railroads! 🚂

The post is available at this link: https://lib.asu.edu/news/map-month-june-2022

Via Arizona Geological Survey at the University of Arizona:

The AZGS GIS-IT team recently enhanced and launched an improved online geologic map of Arizona (https://geomapaz.azgs.arizona.edu/). The geology and unit pop-up descriptions are identical to that of M-35, Geologic Map of Arizona by Richard and others (2000).

This refreshed online map has several new features. The underlying US Geological Survey topographic base map includes roads and communities to facilitate finding the area of interest. To select the base map and to toggle ‘Geologic Units’, ‘Faults’ and ‘Geologic Maps’, select the layers icon in the upper right hand corner of the map. The ‘Geologic Maps’ function will draw the footprints of about 120 Digital Geological Maps (DGM). Each footprint is accompanied by a pop-up with the map title, map description, and link to that map product at the AZGS Document Repository.

Geologic maps of the DGM series are typically accompanied by:
• a high resolution PDF;
• GeMS geodatabase;
• Google Earth -KMZ;
• open-source version of the gisdata;
• simplified version of the geodatabase;
• and geopackage.

As new DGM map products are released or older DGMs are revised to include the geodatabase, their footprint will be added to the online geologic map.
All AZGS’ DGM map products can be found at AZGS DGM Geologic Map Series (http://repository.azgs.az.gov/facets/results/og%3A432).

For other geologic map products - Contributed Maps, Open-File Reports, Miscellaneous Maps, Map Series, Digital Maps, and Digital Information - visit the AZGS Online Document Repository http://repository.azgs.az.gov.
Image: Geologic Map of Arizona. The version to the right has the DGM map footprints toggled on.

The AZGS GIS-IT team recently enhanced and launched an improved online geologic map of Arizona (https://geomapaz.azgs.arizona.edu/). The geology and unit pop-up descriptions are identical to that of M-35, Geologic Map of Arizona by Richard and others (2000).

This refreshed online map has several new features. The underlying US Geological Survey topographic base map includes roads and communities to facilitate finding the area of interest. To select the base map and to toggle ‘Geologic Units’, ‘Faults’ and ‘Geologic Maps’, select the layers icon in the upper right hand corner of the map. The ‘Geologic Maps’ function will draw the footprints of about 120 Digital Geological Maps (DGM). Each footprint is accompanied by a pop-up with the map title, map description, and link to that map product at the AZGS Document Repository.

Geologic maps of the DGM series are typically accompanied by:
• a high resolution PDF;
• GeMS geodatabase;
• Google Earth -KMZ;
• open-source version of the gisdata;
• simplified version of the geodatabase;
• and geopackage.
As new DGM map products are released or older DGMs are revised to include the geodatabase, their footprint will be added to the online geologic map.
All AZGS’ DGM map products can be found at AZGS DGM Geologic Map Series (http://repository.azgs.az.gov/facets/results/og%3A432). For other geologic map products - Contributed Maps, Open-File Reports, Miscellaneous Maps, Map Series, Digital Maps, and Digital Information - visit the AZGS Online Document Repository http://repository.azgs.az.gov.
Image: Geologic Map of Arizona. The version to the right has the DGM map footprints toggled on.

What did the world look like just before World War II broke out? Our May Map of the Month titled “Map of the World with Flags of the Leading Nations” paints a clear picture of the strange borders, the rise and prominence of new and different world powers, and the persistent practice of colonialism that occurred during the period between the World Wars.🌍

Read the post at this link: https://lib.asu.edu/news/map-month-may-2022

Our latest web app is now live! The Western North America Vegetation and Locust Web App features data from a historic 1879 vegetation and locust breeding ground map of the American Southwest. Read more about this map and the various web app features in our blog post at this link: https://lib.asu.edu/news/new-web-app-western-north-america-vegetation-and-locust-map 🏜

Did you know that people once thought California was an island? Don’t miss our April Map of the Month featuring the compilatory “Carte de la Californie” map of five historic depictions of California that track the evolution of the region’s cartography. 🗺

The post is available at this link: https://lib.asu.edu/news/map-month-april-2022

Why was the United States so interested in Cuba before the Spanish-American War began? Check out our March Map of the Month to learn more about what led American publishers to create this intricate 1897 “Map of Cuba”!

View the post at this link: https://lib.asu.edu/news/map-month-march-2022

The world is yours here at ASU Library!

Visit us here at the Map and Geospatial Hub, ASU Library to find any of the geospatial information resources you need!

We always appreciate visits from passionate map seekers. This particular guest is a hardcore Grand Canyon hiker-explorer who just returned from his latest Canyon adventure. He seemed to really enjoy our maps of the iconic landscape.

What kinds of maps would you like to see when you visit? Send us a service request at geospatial.asu.edu and we'll be sure to prepare some cartographic gems for your visit!

Our Map and Geospatial Hub Staff are always hard at work to improve public access to our resources! Today, Map and GIS Specialist Eric Friesenhahn is keeping busy updating our 3D Explorer with the latest data and imagery of the Hub's new wall art. Thanks Eric!