Category: Map of the Week

By Iris Li ’26 Hello everyone! Welcome back from break – I hope it was restful/fun/exciting for all of you! For my final stretch as map curator for this wonderful department, we will be looking at fun Asia maps so Read More …

Hello everyone! I hope you all have kept up with the Winter Olympics — Congrats to Norway for dominating, especially to Johannes Høsflot Klæbo, the 2nd most-decorated gold medalist of all time, after Michael Phelps. Make sure to tune in Read More …

By: Iris Li ’26 Happy Monday, everyone!  If you tuned in to the Super Bowl yesterday, congrats to Seahawks fans and better luck next time for Patriots 🙂 BUT the main show was the HALFTIME SHOW with Bad Bunny!! For Read More …

By: Iris Li (’26) Hello everyone!  My name is Iris and I am the Map Curator for the Earth Science & Geography Department for this year, and guess what–Map of the Week (online) is BACK!! This week, I’d like to Read More …

Hello everyone, Up into the finals, I hope everything is going well with projects and exams! This week, I would like to feature this beautiful pictorial map of Canterbury made by cartographer and architect George Spencer Hoffman (1875-1950). Spencer Hoffman Read More …

   Hello everyone, When looking into India’s social history and current society, the Caste system is an unavoidable topic that must be brought under consideration. Originating from Hindu traditions but had been significantly reshaped by European colonizers, the Caste system Read More …

Hello everyone, I hope everyone is enjoying the great weather! This week, I would like to present this relief map that shows the topography of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. I’ve always been interested in the three-dimensional representation of the terrain on relief Read More …