I am returning to my To Be Resolved pile. This time I'm tackling the thick stack of research notes I've made about maps over the years. I want to check to see whether web links are still valid, what books are now available as free pdfs, any new articles or books of interest on various aspects, and put together blog posts about what I find.

So far I've looked at one line of one index card and assembled about thirty links to go through later, downloaded over 20 pdfs, and am feeling both excited and a bit overwhelmed.

At least I know I'll have plenty to write about on this topic alone!!

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The History of Cartography, the β€œMost Ambitious Overview of Map Making Ever,” Is Free Online

FYI: The University of Chicago Press has made available online -- at no cost --five volumes of The History of Cartography. Or what Edward Rothstein, of The New York Times, called 'the most ambitious overview of map making ever undertaken.' He continues:

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