Stanford has announced that the Glen McLaughlin Map Collection of California as an Island is now available online. Glen McLaughlin collected almost 800 maps specifically about California as an island over a period of 40 years. The maps were acquired by Stanford University in December of 2011 and is the largest known […]
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Maps and Cartography
The Map Myth of Sandy Island
Sandy Island has long appeared on maps and in GIS data. A research vessel in 2012 visit the supposed site of Sandy Island and discovered wide open ocean. How did this map myth originate?
Maps and Cartography
The Hunt for Bermeja Island
Bermeja, an island that existed off the Yucaton coast, has mysteriously disappeared. The island first appeared on maps in the early 1500s and was apparently last mapped in 1941.