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Category: Map of the Week

Map and Chart catalog 5: United States Bathymetric maps and special purpose charts 

November 18, 2022November 18, 2022 Yidan Xu

Hello everyone,  I hope everyone enjoyed the first snowfall this year! When I was looking into the nautical maps, I noticed that all of the nautical maps are numbered and I’ve also found quite a few map catalogs. Since today Read More …

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Agricultural Organization of  the U.S. According to Type Farm

November 9, 2022November 9, 2022 Yidan Xu

Hi everyone,  I hope everyone is having a great time! Next Wednesday, November 16th, will be this year’s GIS Day, the annual celebration in which we share our GIS experiences and projects! As one of the most remarkable geospatial mapping Read More …

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North America-November

November 4, 2022November 4, 2022 Yidan Xu

Hi everyone,  I hope everyone is enjoying this beautiful but strange weather outside! It’s been so really warm lately during the daytime that it does not feel like November at all. Experiencing this warm November weather, I would like to Read More …

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The British Isles

October 28, 2022October 28, 2022 Yidan Xu

hello everyone,  Welcome back to campus! I hope everyone had a wonderful, relaxing October break and is having an enjoyable halloween😈! Since one of the origin myths of Halloween traces back to the Celtic celebration of Samhain, I would like Read More …

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New Mexico Highway Geologic Map

October 12, 2022October 12, 2022 Yidan Xu

Hello everyone,  I hope everyone is doing well at this edge of the first half of the semester and is ready for the October break! This week, I would like to highlight a New Mexico geologic highway map. If you Read More …

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Mexico city: 1671 / Vetus Mexico

October 7, 2022October 7, 2022 Yidan Xu

Hi everyone, As we are approaching the end of Latinx Heritage Month, I would like to feature this panoramic view of ancient Mexico City. Last semester, I presented a map of Mexico City in 1556; reproduced by the same publisher Read More …

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Gli Etruschi

September 30, 2022September 30, 2022 Yidan Xu

Hi everyone, With the national-conservative political party Brothers of Italy becoming the largest party in the 2022 Italian general election and Giorgia Meloni on course to become the country’s first female prime minister, Italy has attracted worldwide political attention in Read More …

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The Red Planet Mars

September 23, 2022September 23, 2022 Yidan Xu

Hi everyone, Since our last map brought us to the beautiful moon, I thought we could spend one more week chilling in outer space to look at this map of Mars before coming back to our earth. 🙂 Also produced Read More …

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The Earth’s Moon

September 21, 2022September 21, 2022 Yidan Xu

Hi everyone, Hope everyone had a nice, relaxing long weekend. Since this coming Saturday, September 10th, is the Mid-autumn Festival, I thought we could take a look at this interesting lunar map together. 🙂 Like most National Geographic supplemental maps, Read More …

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Geologic Map of New York: Hudson – Mohawk sheet

March 30, 2022August 25, 2022 Yidan Xu

Hello everyone, This week, we continue to dwell in New York but we will look at the state from a different perspective. We are leaving New York City and moving upward to the Upper Hudson regions. Published by New York Read More …

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