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Map Colloquium ASU
If you read this blog even occasionally you know that I have been exhibiting my collection of border maps around the West. We held a colloquium to celebrate the exhibit at ASU on January 19, 2012. D... Read MoreCapirotada
Capirotada is a book about Nogales written by Alberto Rios. Capirotada is also a Mexican bread pudding. Read the book and you will learn about food and the border and immigrants. Here is my review... Read MoreWhat is Growing There?
This has happened to everyone who travels. You are driving along and you see a field of something. You want to know what it is. And you wish there was a sign that said Almonds or Cotton or Sorgh... Read MoreSimon Says Postcards 8/2/2011
It is a tough time to be in the book and map business. Andre Dumont will be one of the survivors! Dumont Maps and Books Note the cat on the shelf in the picture on this free postcard Simon’s B... Read MoreA Map Story
One of the serendipitous finds of my research for the map exhibit was this map. I bought it to show that there were Indian nations in North America before the arrival of the Europeans. When I showed... Read MoreA Mysterious Ancient Henge
In the UCLA Clark Library the Head Librarian, Nina Schneider had opened some of the books that had maps and displayed them for the Map Society to take a look at. One of the books was open to a pictu... Read MoreCalifornia Map Society
Last Saturday I spoke at the semi annual meeting of the California Map Society about my collection of maps on the US/Mexico Border. If you love maps and live in California you should think about joini... Read MoreChanging Boundaries at CSULA
More Information The map exhibit at CSULA is shaping up to be a super event. The speakers on the panel on February 9 should be provocative to say the least. On January 22 I’m talking about the... Read MoreBurrow Farm
Following up on my J C Burrow post my sister in law Jean B discovered this picture of Burrow Farm in Somerset: Burrow Farm It comes from a very interesting website, Geograph.org.uk They are attempting... Read More- 3 of 4
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