This October 2021 article gives a brief history of the colonization and development of the great state of Texas from its time as a Spanish and then Mexican possession, to becoming an independent Republic, and finally admitted as the 28th state of the United States.
This April 2021 article is by guest contributor Jim Kissko, founder of Camelot Books. This article makes the case for the first map that was lithographed and published in the United States.
Read our July 2020 newsletter featuring an article about "The Mapmakers Who Made the 19th Century," which gives an overview of some of the most important cartographers of the 1800s and their most iconic maps, including Arrowsmith, Tallis, Mitchell, and the United States Government.
This August 2018 newsletter features two articles. The first is Part II of a two-part article on nine proposed and provisional states that were never officially admitted to the Union. Also included in this newsletter is Collector's Corner, in which we feature a collector's journey into antique maps.
This July 2018 newsletter features two articles. The first is Part I of a two-part article on nine proposed and provisional states that were never officially admitted to the Union. Also included in this newsletter is Collector's Corner, in which we feature a collector's journey into antique maps.