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November, 2017
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November 12 through 18, 2017 is Geography Awareness Week! The Wayne State University Libraries are full of geography resources. This guide and display celebrates our rich atlas collection. The Libraries have an incredible number of historical and topical atlases.
Try out some online geography trivia too.
Featured Resource
- Digital Sanborn Maps This link opens in a new windowDigital Sanborn Maps, 1867-1970. Michigan Only. The Sanborn Map Company was the primary American publisher of fire maps for over 100 years, repeatedly mapping towns and cities as they changed. The maps provide a wealth of information, such as building outline, size and shape, construction materials, height, building use, windows and doors, street and sidewalk widths, boundaries, house numbers, and more for cities mapped in the state of Michigan.
You can view an eAtlas - Not just in print anymore!
Amazing!
You can view a variety of atlases as eBooks. WSU Libraries have access to an incredible variety!
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The Atlas of Urban Expansion by ISBN: 155844243XPublication Date: 2012-06-28At a time when the world's cities are bursting with massive increases in population, the Atlas of Urban Expansion is a comprehensive guide to the past and future characteristics of metropolitan growth.
World Atlas of Street Art and Graffiti by ISBN: 9781742233772Publication Date: 2013-01-01Wildly creative and often subversive. From Sao Paolo to Sydney, New York to Tokyo, these artists exhibit their work in the world's most accessible museum - the street. The World Atlas of Street Art and Graffiti focuses on the most prolific and interesting artists from around the globe.
Atlas of Migration in Europe by ISBN: 9781780260839Publication Date: 2013-10-29Since the 1980s Europe has been increasing controls on immigration, making migrants' journeys more dangerous and imposing an effective house arrest on some of the poorest people on the planet. Issues addressed include, globalisation and migration flows, increased protectionism in controls on international migration and the establishment of asylum and immigration at the heart of European politics.
Atlas of Slavery by ISBN: 9780582437807Publication Date: 2005-08-25This is a wide-ranging and extremely useful study of the historical geography of slavery and the slave trade.
The Routledge Atlas of the Arab-Israeli Conflict by ISBN: 1135108668Publication Date: 2012-11-27In 227 maps, the complete history of the conflict is revealed.
Historical Atlas of Northeast Asia, 1590-2010 by ISBN: 9780231160704Publication Date: 2014-09-02Four hundred years ago, indigenous peoples occupied the vast region that today encompasses Korea, Manchuria, the Mongolian Plateau, and Eastern Siberia. Over time, these populations struggled to maintain autonomy as Russia, China, and Japan sought hegemony over the region. Especially from the turn of the twentieth century onward, indigenous peoples pursued self-determination in a number of ways, and new states, many of them now largely forgotten, rose and fell as great power imperialism, indigenous nationalism, and modern ideologies competed for dominance.
Websites, November 2017
- U.S. Board on Geographic NamesThe U.S. Board on Geographic Names is a Federal body created in 1890 and established in its present form by Public Law in 1947 to maintain uniform geographic name usage throughout the Federal Government. Sharing its responsibilities with the Secretary of the Interior, the Board promulgates official geographic feature names with locative attributes as well as principles, policies, and procedures governing the use of domestic names, foreign names, Antarctic names, and undersea feature names.
- GeoNamesThe GeoNames geographical database covers all countries and contains over eleven million placenames that are available for download free of charge.
- World MapAn online world map, from worldatlas.com. Great for physical and political maps.
- The National Map (United States)The National Map is a collaborative effort among the USGS and other Federal, State, and local partners to improve and deliver topographic information for the Nation.
Truly interesting streaming video!
Here is a diverse group of streaming video content regarding atlases and maps! WSU Login required.
- Mapping American DialectsDelve into how linguists who study dialects - sociolinguists, dialectologists, and dialect geographers - get data to make their dialect maps, and how they decide where to draw dialect lines.
- Seeing and Navigating the SkyLearn the best times and conditions for observing, how to identify the positions and magnitudes of stars and planets, how the sky changes over the course of a night, how to use astronomical maps such as a planisphere, and more.
- Dahab : atlas of dive sitesDahab: atlas of dive sites explores the most interesting sites of Dahab (Egypt) and its environment. A special emphasis is made on the underwater world of the Red Sea. A full underwater guide to Dahab, descriptions and dive schemes for all the most interesting sites of Dahab are explored in detail.
- The Real Middle EarthThe great trilogy introduced the world to Gandalf, Frodo and Aragorn, but arguably the book's true star does not utter a single word. It is Middle Earth itself -- The Lord of the Rings' unforgettable setting -- that remains Tolkien's greatest achievement. This fascinating documentary takes us in Tolkien's footsteps and investigates the landscapes and buildings, the places and names that helped shape Middle Earth. Sir Ian Holm (Bilbo Baggins in The Fellowship of the Ring) narrates this fascinating exploration into an imaginary world that seems so real we pore over its maps and contemplate its journeys and its quests.
Some of our favorites!
It was hard to decide on our most exceptional but check these out!
Atlas of the Middle East by Call Number: Purdy/Kresge Library Oversize G 2205 .N34 2008ISBN: 9781426202216Publication Date: 2008-04-15National Geographic provides extraordinary coverage of the region, rich with history and culture but ravaged by war and conflict.
Armenia: a historical atlas by Call Number: Purdy/Kresge Library Oversize G 2164.61 .S1 H4 2001ISBN: 0226332284Publication Date: 2000-05-01From its conversion to Christianity to the Genocide during World War I, from the Soviet occupation to its recent independence, Armenia has seen a long and often turbulent history.
The Gay and Lesbian Atlas by Call Number: Purdy/Kresge Library HQ 76.3 .U5 G355 2004ISBN: 0877667217Publication Date: 2004-05-03It is probably no surprise that San Francisco, Key West, and western Massachusetts all host large gay and lesbian populations, but it might surprise some that Houston, Texas, contains one of the ten "gayest" neighborhoods in the country, or that Alaska and New Mexico have high concentrations of gay and lesbian couples in their senior populations. The Atlas is a unique and important resource for the political and public policy communities, public health officials, social scientists, and anyone interested in gay and lesbian issues
Atlas of the World's Languages by Call Number: Purdy-Kresge Library Folio G 1046 .E3 A8 2007ISBN: 0415310741Publication Date: 2007-07-10The Atlas depicts the location of every known living language, including languages on the point of extinction.
Palgrave Concise Historical Atlas of the Cold War by Call Number: Purdy-Kresge Library G 1035 .S9 2003ISBN: 0333994035Publication Date: 2003-10-30Presenting the Cold War in all its complexities in a form which is useful and understandable.
Atlas of the Medieval World by Call Number: Purdy-Kresge Library Oversize D 117 .M35 2004ISBN: 0195221583Publication Date: 2004-12-09Alongside stunning maps covering nearly a millennium of one of the most formative phases in history, hundreds of exquisite pictures of art and architecture accompany expertly written text edited by Rosamond McKitterick, Professor of Early Medieval History at Cambridge University.
Historical Atlas of Canada by Call Number: Purdy-Kresge Library Oversize G 1116 .S1 H39 2002ISBN: 0295982772Publication Date: 2002-01-01This atlas covers a period of a thousand years and contains essentially all the historically significant maps of the area that became Canada and the northern United States, gathered from major archives and libraries all over the world.
Atlas of Asian-American History by Call Number: Purdy-Kresge Library Juvenile 973.0495 Av12atISBN: 0816036993Publication Date: 2002-01-01Featuring detailed maps and authoritative text, Atlas of Asian-American History offers an in-depth look at the political and social history of this diverse ethnic group.
