Virginia’s history of border disputes has shaped state boundaries to this day.
Will Lombardi · October 24, 2025
Learn how 'cartifacts' circulated in the everyday spaces of the Revolutionary War era
Martin Brückner · October 22, 2024
A discussion of the importance of urban spaces during the American Revolution
Benjamin L. Carp · May 30, 2023
A new exhibition at the Clements Library opens with a map to explore the events of April 1775 in Lexington and Concord
May 2, 2025
From initial Spanish contact in the 1530s to Mexico declaring independence in 1821, learn more about the history of the 300 year colonial era of Californian history
Mariana Schenck · March 22, 2024
New York’s accessibility to the Atlantic Ocean and location between the Hudson and East Rivers allowed it to connect the North American interior with the rest of the world.
Demetrius Apostolis · October 23, 2025
Learn from an award-winning historian whose work reorients the geography of the Revolutionary period
Kathleen DuVal · October 26, 2021
Dive into the history of Aquidneck Island, an important tactical position off the coast of Rhode Island that was occupied by British, French, and American troops throughout the Revolution.
Paige Duplaise · March 2, 2024
Maps made by George Washington and copies of maps known to have been owned by him
Alexandra Montgomery · February 29, 2024
Experience one of the earliest engarvings produced in the country depicting an American historical scene
Richard Brown & Nina Nazionale · March 25, 2025
After the American Revolution, how would the newly formed United States decide how to organize their newly acquired territory?
Coleman Loeffler · October 24, 2025
An exploration of women property holders in 1700s Boston through early maps
Katy Lasdow · November 13, 2025
Learn about the changing land tenure systems of eighteenth-century Canada as seen through maps
Julia Lewandoski · September 10, 2024
An exploration of early attempts at establishing an American prime meridian
James E. Lewis Jr. · May 21, 2025
Learn how the establihsment of a new Prime Meridian tied into American independence
James E. Lewis · October 8, 2024
Learn what fate had in store for Loyalists following the conclusion of the American Revolution
Chris Carpenter · March 21, 2024
Osgood Carleton and his forgotten 1795 map of Boston
John W. Mackey · December 16, 2024
Learn more about the kinds of maps included in the ARGO portal
Ron Grim · April 4, 2024
Maps relating to the November 2022 Mount Vernon George Washington Symposium, Mapping the American Revolution
Alexandra Montgomery · March 1, 2024
The Battle of Brandywine allowed to British to continue their advance on Philadelphia, and following another victory at Paoli Tavern, the British took Philadelphia unopposed.
Marielle Cornes · October 23, 2025
Who were Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon, and why was the Mason-Dixon Line created?
Katelyn Karner · March 21, 2024
Learn about how the urban military spaces of colonial cities shaped the course of the Revolutionary War
John McCurdy · April 26, 2022
As seen through mapping the New York Campaign, what the British thought would be a swift suppression of rebellion turned into a difficult and protracted war.
Grayson Lewis · October 24, 2025
A deeper dive into one of the finest atlases ever published
Alexandra Montgomery · November 21, 2024
Learn about one of the best maps of the Early American West
Alexandra Montgomery · November 1, 2023
Learn more about Washington and the West through Thomas Hutchins' famous map of 1778
Alexandra Montgomery · October 10, 2024
Learn more about the definitive map of Virginia in the eighteenth century
Alexandra Montgomery · October 10, 2023
Take a closer look at one of the most influential maps of the eighteenth century
Alexandra Montgomery · December 18, 2023
A closer look at New York During the Stamp Act and Revolutionary War
Alexandra Montgomery · June 7, 2024
Listen to lessons about people and places that resonate today from a scholar of early America’s watery landscapes
Michele Navakas · August 4, 2021
How can the healthfulness of a region be found on a map of a colonial city?
Molly Nebiolo · September 16, 2025
An early example of the struggle between the powers of state and federal government, the Northwest Ordinance determined the process by which areas in the newly acquired Northwest Territory could officially gain statehood.
Evie Owens · March 22, 2024
Read Nathaniel Dwight's story and learn about the political power and influence of the River Gods
Sam Dinnie · April 3, 2024
Several explorers made unsuccesful attempts to find the Northwest Passage in the eighteenth century. Learn more about their expeditions here.
Annie O’Brien · March 21, 2024
Learn about the key role the Battle of Sullivan's Island played as an early decisive victory for the Continental Army
James Anderson · September 25, 2024
The Battle of Saratoga served as a major turning point in the American Revolutionary War by demonstrating the proficiency of the Continental Army and prompting France to initiate a crucial alliance with the United States
Elizabeth Hancox · October 23, 2025
The colonization of Alaska relied on the exploitation of Indigenous communities and the environment as Imperial Russia extended their control to North America.
Trinity Marshall · October 23, 2025
Interactive digital exhibition for the 2025--2026 exhibition at the Leventhal Map & Education Center
Katy Lasdow and Garrett Dash Nelson · April 3, 2025
Learn more about the Yorktown Campaign, the final major campaign of the American Revolution.
Kaitlin Osucha · March 3, 2024
