history of cartography

Hi everyone-

We showcased two maps from the David Rumsey Map Collection as part of our newsletter. We'll be doing more of these every month, so if you like to subscribe, please send us an e-mail to rumseymapcenter@stanford.edu with subject, "please add to me mailing list."

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Thanks, Best, Salim

There is a book called Disease Maps: Epidemics on the Ground, by Tom Koch. I haven't gotten around to reading it yet.

Hi all:

I do not mean to self-promote in any way, but I have written about the American Geographical Society's Atlas of Disease project from the 1950s--from a rhetorical standpoint. Within my article are some potentially helpful scans of some of the most important maps from that project.

Dear Jordana,

Here some digital available disease maps in the Netherlands:

Hi, Brian,

One podcast that may be of interest is History Hub's  Kingdom, Empire and Plus Ultra: conversations on the history of Portugal and Spain, 1415-1898‘ – Dr Edward Collins (series host), particularly the following episodes:

Hi Jordana,
Perhaps the most popular is John Snow's mapping of cholera in London in 1854. Here there is one HGIS project based on Snow's map.

https://www.arcgis.com/apps/PublicInformation/index.html?appid=d7deb67f8...

Colleagues,
I write to the more than 500 of you (map historians, makers, curators, librarians and archivists, students, collectors, and lovers) who have joined H-Maps since last October with a request for global web-based stories or maps that engage with the intersection of maps and disease or maps/mapping and economic crisis to share with students. Please reply here or write me, and I'll compile and share the answers with the list.  Podcasts, social media posts, videos, or links to maps or articles -- not just in English -- all welcome.

The Washington Library at Mount Vernon has created a new webpage featuring curated resources from the estate's digital collections and several from our partners for use in online learning, teaching, and research. The page is designed to serve the needs of primary and secondary schools as well as students and faculty at the collegiate level. It is divided into four sections:

The Washington Library at Mount Vernon has created a new webpage featuring curated resources from the estate's digital collections and several from our partners for use in online learning, teaching, and research. The page is designed to serve the needs of primary and secondary schools as well as students and faculty at the collegiate level. It is divided into four sections: