A very cool example of Indigenous mapmaking from the Library of Congress Geography and Maps Division collections. This map of Disko Bay in Greenland was actually commissioned by the Library of Congress and made in 1925 by Silas Sandgreen, an Inuit hunter, out of driftwood and seal skin. | The Library of Congress
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A very cool example of Indigenous mapmaking from the Library of Congress Geography and Maps Division collections. This map of Disko Bay in Greenland was actually commissioned by the Library of Congress and made in 1925 by Silas Sandgreen, an Inuit hunter, out of driftwood and seal skin. | The Library of Congress
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The Library's enormous map collection doesn't only include antique and vintage maps. We also collect modern maps. One such item is this 2021 pictorial map by Veazey Studio, which celebrates the city of Atlanta's contributions to hip-hop. A perfect highlight as 2023 marks the 50th anniversary of hip-hop! Proceeds from prints of the hand-painted map will go to HOPE Atlanta, a non-profit that fights homelessness and hunger. | The Library of Congress
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The Library's enormous map collection doesn't only include antique and vintage maps. We also collect modern maps. One such item is this 2021 pictorial map by Veazey Studio, which celebrates the city of Atlanta's contributions to hip-hop. A perfect highlight as 2023 marks the 50th anniversary of hip-hop! Proceeds from prints of the hand-painted map will go to HOPE Atlanta, a non-profit that fights homelessness and hunger. | The Library of Congress
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Marie Tharp, who would have turned 105 this week, played a major role in one of cartography’s greatest achievements: Mapping the sea floor for the first time in history. She started this work at a time when women weren’t even allowed on sea-faring research ships. In 1947, Marie Tharp and Bruce Heezen began working together at Columbia University’s Lamont-Doherty Geological Laboratory to define the earth’s submarine topography. Before they began their research, knowledge of the ocean floor was li
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Marie Tharp, who would have turned 105 this week, played a major role in one of cartography’s greatest achievements: Mapping the sea floor for the first time in history. She started this work at a time when women weren’t even allowed on sea-faring research ships. In 1947, Marie Tharp and Bruce Heezen began working together at Columbia University’s Lamont-Doherty Geological Laboratory to define the earth’s submarine topography. Before they began their research, knowledge of the ocean floor was li
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This Earth Day, we’re taking a look at the Library’s incredibly cute pocket globe collection in the Geography and Map Division. 🌎 The most recent donation of 74 pocket globes in 2022 by the Kislak family and foundation brings the collection at the Library to nearly 100 tiny globes. The generous donation represented, to the best of the Library’s knowledge, one of the largest private collections of pocket globes in the world! The Jay I. Kislak collection of Mesoamerican art, artifacts, rare books
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This Earth Day, we’re taking a look at the Library’s incredibly cute pocket globe collection in the Geography and Map Division. 🌎 The most recent donation of 74 pocket globes in 2022 by the Kislak family and foundation brings the collection at the Library to nearly 100 tiny globes. The generous donation represented, to the best of the Library’s knowledge, one of the largest private collections of pocket globes in the world! The Jay I. Kislak collection of Mesoamerican art, artifacts, rare books
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It’s our birthday! On this day 225 years ago, President John Adams signed an act of Congress that appropriated $5,000 for the purchase of books and maps to be used by members of Congress. The rest, as they say, is history! | The Library of Congress
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It’s our birthday! On this day 225 years ago, President John Adams signed an act of Congress that appropriated $5,000 for the purchase of books and maps to be used by members of Congress. The rest, as they say, is history! | The Library of Congress
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The Library of Congress has three buildings on Capitol Hill but that’s STILL not enough space to store all of the collection items in the world’s largest library. Here’s a look at one of the off-site Library storage facilities in Fort Meade, Maryland. | The Library of Congress
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The Library of Congress has three buildings on Capitol Hill but that’s STILL not enough space to store all of the collection items in the world’s largest library. Here’s a look at one of the off-site Library storage facilities in Fort Meade, Maryland. | The Library of Congress
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The Great Hall is decked! Plan a visit to the Library of Congress to enjoy the festive atmosphere of the Jefferson Building this month, including during our extended hours on Thursday evenings. Click the link in our bio to see December's #LiveAtTheLibrary events, or visit loc.gov/events to see a full schedule of upcoming events. | The Library of Congress
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Part 2 of 3: Conservation interns rebinding books from the Thomas Jefferson Library Collection
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In a first-of-its-kind collaboration, the Library of Congress and the national tour of “The Sound of Music” are presenting “Inside the Vault,” a new traveling and virtual display that offers a rare look at the creation of one of the most beloved musicals of all time. | The Library of Congress
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MARCH IS THE NEW YEAR? - 1452 MAP - Little is known about the 15th-century Venetian geographer and cosmographer Giovanni Leardo, beyond the fact that three of his world maps have survived from late-medieval times, signed by their creator. This is the oldest world map held in the library of the American Geographical Society, and it is considered the finest example of a medieval mappamundi in the Western hemisphere. Leardo's two other maps, similar but not identical, are in Italy, at the Bibliotec
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This wasn’t made in China. Behind the walls of the Library of Congress for a secret look at historic John Flanagan’s clock. #history #washingtondc #clocks
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Welcome to our three-part series on book rebinding, where Library of Congress advanced book conservation interns Brittany and Devon will take you through all the steps of rebinding a book from the Library's Thomas Jefferson Library Collection. Stay tuned for parts two and three! | The Library of Congress
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واشنگٹن میں موجودکتابوں کا خزینہ! لائبریری آف کانگریس! ڈاکٹر ذوالفقار کاظمی کا معلوماتی و تفصیلی تجزیہ Treasure of Knowledge: Inside the Library of Congress | Discover Pakistan #LibraryOfCongress #WashingtonDC #KnowledgeTreasure #WorldLibraries #DiscoverPakistan
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🪩📚 Every September, the Library of Congress hosts a free Costume Ball! This year’s ball was held last Thursday, and the theme was the Golden Age of Hollywood. 🥂 If you missed it, don’t worry, the Library of Congress also hosts free happy hour here every Thursday night from 5-8pm, and I’ll link those registration tickets in my bio! #washingtondc #dcbucketlist
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✨ DC hidden gem alert: FREE happy hours at the Library of Congress 🍸📚 Every Thursday night from 5-8pm, hang out in one of the most beautiful buildings in the city. Drinks snacks available for purchase 🍷 🎟️ It’s free to attend, but you need a ticket - grab yours at loc.gov 💻 (just search “Happy Hour”) Whether you’re looking for free things to do in DC, fun date night ideas, or just a cool spot to unwind - this one’s a winner. ✨ ##thingstodoindc##dctok##washingtondc##dcthingstodo##washingtoni
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Exploring the 1881 Library of Congress Map: 12 Tribes of Israel Revealed
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Thursday happy hours at the Library of Congress ❤️ #happyhourdc #libraryofcongress #washingtondc #thingstodoindc #dmvlife
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