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Over time, the boundaries agreed to in the 1760s were renegotiated, as shown on this map of the "Southern Indian District of North America," 1775.
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Britain's Futile Attempt to Keep American Colonists From Taking Tribal Land

British surveyors and Native American leaders drew a border along the Appalachians. Then the Revolutionary War happened.
Sarah Laskow June 27, 2017
Mason-Dixon survey stone.
Delmar, Maryland

Transpeninsular Midpoint Marker

The stone marker that Mason and Dixon placed at the eastern end of the famous north-south border they surveyed.
A relatively peaceful Leo Belgicus, from 1609.
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The Lion-Shaped Maps That United a Nation

Back in the 16th century, the "Leo Belgicus" helped the Netherlands win a long war for independence.
Cara Giaimo June 19, 2017
The marker sits along Route 1 at a picnic area.
Perry, Maine

The Oldest 45th Parallel Marker in the U.S.

A roadside park in eastern Maine first marked the halfway point between the equator and North Pole with a brass pin in 1896.
<em>Tattoo of Death</em>, Choose Your Own Adventure #22
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These Maps Reveal the Hidden Structures of 'Choose Your Own Adventure' Books

If you decide to see more, click on this story.
Sarah Laskow June 13, 2017
Dargavs village in North Ossetia.
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All Places in the Atlas on One Map

The definitive map of the world’s extraordinary sights.
Atlas Obscura
Reverend Bob Wilkes points the way.
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The Delightful English Tradition of Beating Parish Boundaries With Sticks

Or, why you may have seen 40 branch-wielding people in Oxford shouting "Mark, mark!"
Emily Cleaver June 6, 2017
Francis Galton's original "Isochronic Passage Chart."
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Traveling Back in Time With Colorful Isochrone Maps

Journey-based charts from the past can help us track the progression of transportation technology.
Cara Giaimo May 22, 2017
Tucson, Arizona

Cherrybell Stravenue

A rare wayfinding portmanteau of “Street” and “Avenue.”
A time machine takes visitors through Colorado.
Denver, Colorado

History Colorado Center

This museum offers an actual time machine back through Colorado's past.
The original map of Disneyland, from 1953.
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For Sale: The First Map of Disneyland

The original, hand-drawn plans looked a little different.
Cara Giaimo May 11, 2017
Map Rock.
Nampa, Idaho

Map Rock

A petroglyph map of the upper Snake River carved by prehistoric hunter-gatherers.
Paul left a note for whoever found the treasure.
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Found: A Treasure Buried by a Teen in 1981

After three decades, someone finally dug it up.
Sarah Laskow May 9, 2017
The digitizing setup.
libraries

How to Digitize a 357-Year-Old Atlas That's Nearly 6 Feet Tall

It's not going to fit in a scanner.
Kelsey Kennedy May 8, 2017
Joan Blaeu, Archipelagus Orientalis sive Asiaticus
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Found: A Rare, 17th-Century Map of Australia

Created around 1659 by a Dutch cartographer, it's the first map to show Tasmania.
Sarah Laskow May 4, 2017
With Washington Monument in the background, looking East
Washington, D.C.

Jefferson Pier Marker

A tiny monument to the unsuccessful attempt by Thomas Jefferson to place the prime meridian in Washington.
EU flags will be flying over a German rapeseed field, starting in April 2019.
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Tiny Gadheim Will Be the New Center of the EU, Thanks to Brexit

EU flags will soon grace a German field.
Kelsey Kennedy May 2, 2017
A Sheela-na-gig in Cratloe, Ireland.
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Mapping Ireland's Mysterious Carvings of Old Women Exposing Their Genitals

Sheela-na-gigs can be found all over the country, but it's only recently that academics have been brave enough to study them.
Cara Giaimo May 1, 2017