map exhibit

September 1, 2016--The Library of Congress today opens "Mapping a Growing Nation: From Independence to Statehood," which replaces the three-year-old exhibition "Mapping a New Nation: Abel Buell’s M
New World, Old Maps is a rotating display of the acclaimed historic map collection formed by Dallas Pratt, co-founder of the American Museum in Britain
Inevitably today, when you open the pages of the New York Times or an issue of National Geographic, you will encounter a thematic map.
When Earth is viewed from space, cloud formations, coastlines, mountain ranges, islands, deltas, glaciers and rivers take on patterns resembling abstract art—with striking textures and brilliant color