After 40 years of work, the History of Cartography project is coming to a close. But with evolving modern technology and cultural perceptions about maps, UW researchers claim cartographers’ work is ...

Recently I was perusing the maps as we prepared to head to Stately Willard Manor West. It’s out there near the “Left Coast.” Basically, we drive down and turn right. Those directions seem to make ...

Embedded within a four-decade-long endeavor to document the history of cartography is a deceptively simple question: What is a map? In a world where most people interact with maps almost daily, ...

Jack Hursh has a great appreciation for Nevada history. As a third generation Nevadan, he has dedicated much of his spare time to preserving the heritage of Truckee Meadows. The city of Reno ...

Mankind is sort of obsessed with maps. From treasure maps to road maps and everything in-between, people can't get enough of maps. It was this fascination with cartography (the study of maps) that got ...