Tag Archives: mapping

Resisting the Renaming of the Gulf of Mexico

Posted on February 16, 2025 by briansandberg

Apple Maps and Google Maps have renamed the Gulf of Mexico as the “Gulf of America,” following President Trump desire to rename it. These applications and their companies are increasingly complicit in the Trump administration’s war on reality and their … Continue reading →

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Map Digitization at the Newberry Library

Posted on October 25, 2024 by briansandberg

The Newberry Library has digitized a major collection of early modern European and world maps printed in Italy. “The Newberry has recently completed the digitization of over 750 maps printed in Italy during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. The Franco … Continue reading →

Posted in Cartographic History, Cultural History, Early Modern Europe, Early Modern World, Empires and Imperialism, European History, European Studies, History of the Book, Italian History, Manuscript Studies, Maritime History, Mediterranean World, Museums and Historical Memory, Warfare in the Early Modern World, World History | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment