Exploration & Places
Lewis and Clark: Mapping a Continent One Observation at a Time
How compass traverses, celestial observations, Indigenous geographic knowledge, and disciplined field notes shaped the maps of the Corps of Discovery.
From the Index
Tag: Indigenous Geography
Indigenous place names, routes, geographic knowledge, and communities in stories of mapping and exploration.
Land & Boundaries
Lines Across a Young Nation: How the Rectangular Survey Organized the American West
How the Land Ordinance of 1785, field crews, monuments, and public records transformed a geometric idea into the framework of the American landscape.
Engineering & Infrastructure
Surveying the Iron Road, Part 2: The Transcontinental Railroad and the Geography of a Nation
The surveys, competing routes, mountain passes, land grants, and field crews behind the first transcontinental railroad.