Director Note: SAL Associate, Kate Nash ’23 follows in a fine tradition of students collaborating with faculty to prepare maps for print publication. This practice dates back to 2007 when the SAL worked with Ann… Drawing Delicate Lines
Biosphere 2 (“Warning. All hell’s breaking loose.” — Bio-Dome) is the largest closed ecological system research facility, modeled after the original biosphere, Earth. This day in 1991 marks the beginning of the first two-year mission to… Today in History as Told by Maps: September 26, 1991 / Site Selection
A cult classic, The Princess Bride first captured the hearts and minds of viewers on this day in 1897 (starting, of course, with the Grandson.) The story followed a slew of characters as they traversed… Today in History as Told by Maps: September 19, 1987 / Fictional Maps
James I of Aragon (appropriately known as James the Conqueror) landed at Santa Ponça, Majorca on this day in 1229—launching the first of his campaigns to capture the Balearic Islands. The largest of the islands,… Today in History as Told by Maps: September 12, 1229