Map Dragons

It's here! Our new book "All Over the Map" goes on sale today. If you like maps, history, science, art, design, or just like good stories, you'll love the book! It has 80 stories & more than 200 beautiful maps, some you've never seen before. Check it out! bit.ly/alloverthemap

Lovely map by @landgeist shows us the share of households across Europe that have at least one dog. The biggest dog divide I can see runs between Austria and Czechia.

A Green (& yellowish) Cheese Moon, floating in a deep purple sky! Courtesy of the Army Map Service, Corps of Engineers, 1963. #maps #HarvardLibrary

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This World Braille Day we got our hands on some of the braille books in our collection. Because it takes more pages than a regular book to convey the content, many braille books are split into several volumes. Learn more: bit.ly/32YtEQe 📷:bit.ly/3FTj0Jm

When the K12 education team at the Map Center teaches World Maps Over Time, students look for evidence of the cartographers' points of view and intended audiences. Who do you think these maps were intended for and what might we guess about Richard Edes Harrison, the cartographer?

Northwest Ranges Make Rare Appearance: Clear skies between storm systems gave satellites a cloud-free view from the Coast Mountains in British Columbia to the Rockies in western Alberta. earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/149031/… #VIIRS #Landsat

Just received a review copy of Atlas of the Invisible by @oliveruberti and @spatialanalysis. Gorgeous! Can't wait to read it. bit.ly/3CgcjiE @atlasinvisible #maps #cartography #beautifulbooks

Our latest blog post discusses the fascinating dispute over borders and the mapping of #NewMexico and #Arizona during the American Civil War! Read all about it here: go.usa.gov/xMxWB

Time to update the maps.

Want to help make USGS maps more accessible? @MeganSever4 is looking for someone to help edit, proofread and evaluate readability of maps for color-blindness.

Pictorial map of Tashkent, Uzbekistan, 1957 Published in the USSR

Meanwhile, ECOSTRESS -- an instrument attached to the @Space_Station -- captured ground surface temperatures in California. By 7 a.m. local time, some areas reached 86 degrees Fahrenheit (30 degrees Celsius), while Death Valley surpassed that.

First map with the origin of the name "Argentina" (Terra Argetea/Terra Argentea) 1554 Lopo Homem map. @mapdragons

Do you care about #color? #maps? #dataviz? #brains? Then this fascinating new book on the science of color by @jetjocko is for you. Amazon: amzn.to/3fZQY3c and IndieBound: bit.ly/3yQOz3k

#maplabel #winemap

Do you like maps and data viz? Check out @infowetrust's new series of gorgeous books on Information Visionaries like Florence Nightingale & Emma Willard. New graphics you've never seen, new discoveries, untold stories. Did I mention the books are gorgeous? bit.ly/3boBe8f

Using GIS to map the perils faced by migrants in the Sonoran desert, via @undarkmag undark.org/2021/03/31/map…

New work! Visualizing @World_Wildlife's river data for #WorldWaterDay by our own @mamataakella hi.stamen.com/rivers-de92f8b… @UN_Water

Geologic map of Perseverance's landing site: bit.ly/3bf4xsU via @planetcarto bit.ly/2NnQTf9