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Did you know that most of Arizona has some of the world's largest deposits of copper, gold, and silver? Check out our April Map of the Month titled “Greatest Mineral Belt in the World” to learn more about the gold rushes and history of mining in Arizona and the American southwest.

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Map of the Month: April 2023 | ASU Library Our April Map of the Month is this 1907 map of the American Southwest titled, the ”Greatest Mineral Belt in the World”. The map depicts the breadth of gold, silver, and copper through the mineral belt as it spans over California, Nevada, and Arizona.

Happy New Year!

To start out year off right, we're taking a dive into January's Map of the Month titled, "North America Drawn from the Latest and Best Authorities". Likely created after the Revolutionary War, this map displays minute details of the North American continent and is accompanied by the extensive history of the late 1700's. Check out our blog post to learn more about the year's first Map of the Month.

Read the full post here: https://lib.asu.edu/news/map-month-january-2023

"The Grand Cañon of the Colorado is a great innovation in modern ideas of scenery, and in our conceptions of the grandeur, beauty and power of nature." - Clarence E. Dutton

Join us on October 22nd for the Dutton's Atlas Symposium and Exhibit: How Cartography Helped the Grand Canyon become Grand.

Visit the exhibit in person or online, then attend the symposium for insightful, exciting talks from experts of Grand Canyon history, geology, and culture!

To learn more and secure your tickets, visit the project at https://duttons-atlas-asu.hub.arcgis.com/