The Seine at Vernonnet, by Pierre Bonnard French, 1867–1947 c. 1930 More info: https://www.artic.edu/artworks/111381

✨ NYT digital team took one art file and made this feature. I gave them plenty of resolution and they made great use! Get up close with a watercolor and enjoy observing where pigment was applied and how it settled out. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/14/t...

Peony and Butterfly, by Endô Kyôzô Japanese, 1897-1970 c. 1930 More info: https://www.artic.edu/artworks/23995

Hand-to-hand ballroom dancing in the tactical ballroom.

Navy Pier(s)

Edge of the Plain, by John Northcote Nash English, 1893-1977 1919 More info: https://www.artic.edu/artworks/86715

City Hall Park, New York City, by Newton Courtney Owen American, 1896–1959 c. 1924 More info: https://www.artic.edu/artworks/29368

This map shows, in purple, congressional districts where Trump's approval on prices is below 50% — and, in green, districts where he is above 50%. Local estimates of approval, party trust, and the generic ballot are now available at Strength In Numbers Pro. Check it out: pro.gelliottmorris.com

This pre-order sale won’t last much longer as pub date approaches for @awoodruff.bsky.social‘s gorgeous book

Our project, MappingMay4.kent.edu , created for the 50th anniversary in 2020, is here. It places small stories from the oral histories on a map of Kent from 1970, showing a variety of voices and perspectives with the goal promoting discussion & reconciliation. @spaceforpeace.bsky.social

May Day seems like a good time to boost this. The AFC (freelancemaps.org) provides freelancers with the info they need to understand their worth and keep afloat. You can help by filling out the survey and sharing it widely.

It’s the age of electricity and America isn‘t ready. Virtually every goal Americans care about requires making big changes to the grid. I’m in @nytimes.com today writing about why power bills are going up, whether AI is to blame, and what we need to do to fix it: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Beverly N.J., by Thomas Moran American, born England, 1837-1926 1880/89 More info: https://www.artic.edu/artworks/94077

Commission in progress: "Little Narragansett", oil on vintage navigational chart, 14 x 22 3/4" #art #map

One side obsession from my research into the 1920s is the extensive network of ELECTRIC trains that used to connect cities and towns across the central Midwest called the Interurban. We had this more than a hundred years ago. The things we had and the things we lost.

L'Estaque, by Émilie Charmy French, 1880–1974 c. 1910 More info: https://www.artic.edu/artworks/9010

I've just seen that @hannahdormido.bsky.social has launched a #dataViz #dataVisualization newsletter! Don't miss it: chitchart.beehiiv.com

Hot take: I like the Obama Presidential Center...especially as viewed from the Columbia Basin ringed with blooming cherry blossoms. It's like Chicago has it's own, modern, Washington-esque moment

Maine Landscape, by William Zorach American, 1887-1966 1927 More info: https://www.artic.edu/artworks/10946

Never forget* * Except when there are “concerns about ‘engaging in conversations that might take the participant out of the context of Europe, 1933 to 1945, and into present day.’”

This snippet from a map in 1839 shows the grid for Austin and, in the left corner, William Barton's cabin on Spring Creek -- today, Barton Creek. Notice the dotted-line walking path from the edge of town (West Ave.) to Barton Springs and the little island/sand bar where they forded the river.

Starting in a few hours (5pm Central). Come by and ask me questions about the life cartographic!

At least 8 million people turned out at more than 3,300 'No Kings' protests across all 50 states Saturday, according to the No Kings Coalition.
 Organizers say protests Saturday were the largest single-day nationwide demonstrations in U.S. history.

Keep hearing people say protests against first Trump administration were ineffective. Evidence suggests otherwise.

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Well folks, we are less than two months away from the publication of Boston in 50 Maps, so it's about time for me to start clogging your feeds with promotion. (You can pre-order it now! You've been able to for a while!) First: added a thing about it on my website. andywoodruff.com/posts/2026/b...

Lunch walk critter

Landscape Features xkcd.com/3221/

The Leventhal Center is excited to share that we're hiring a new Curator or Associate Curator of Maps & Geography! If you’re passionate about digging deep into maps and their stories, we’d love to hear from you. Apply by Monday, March 30, for full consideration: buff.ly/1I0bHuI

Font 22: PRIDE is the second font inspired by the Pride Cleaners sign in the Chatham neighborhood in Chicago. It was recently announced that Pride Cleaners would be closing, but hopefully the amazing sign and iconic building will be saved 🤞🤞🤞 www.thechicagoneighborhoods.com/fonts/p/pride

Album of Landscapes and Calligraphy for Liu Songfu, by Xugu 虛谷 (Chinese, 1823-1896) Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 1895/96 More info: https://www.artic.edu/artworks/217683

The Dormidots Tiny Atlas is officially live. 🗺️✨ 51 hand-drawn ACEO map prints featuring all 50 states + Washington DC, created as part of the Dormidots collection. These are available at www.studio6101.com

These maps of the Iran war are uniformly fantastic, especially the animated ones showing changing flight and shipping patterns. #ddj #cartography

On this day in 1942, Executive Order 9066 was signed, forcing over 120,000 Japanese Americans into concentration camps. #DayofRemembrance Among the internees were individuals who embraced photography as an important means of artistic expression in the 1920s and 1930s.

ProPublica is hiring! Join our team: * Data Reporter: grnh.se/t9m4zaoh6us * Audience Writer: grnh.se/cie29dxy6us * Visuals Editor: grnh.se/cie29dxy6us * Business Reporters: grnh.se/6uxr327r6us

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HOW high is that hill??

Amid the hundreds of colleagues we’ve lost today, I wanted to highlight the BRILLIANT data/graphics folks who any newsroom should be fighting to hire right now—threading here:

The ICE killings in Minneapolis evoke Selma but the day-to-day tactics in Minneapolis remind me of the Birmingham Bus Boycott: a grinding, continuous, citywide and logistically demanding effort of non-cooperation over months to break an unjust status quo.

The last few weeks I've seen a lot of great job opportunities shared, listing a few that stood out to me in the mapping/cartography/visual journalism space: www.linkedin.com/posts/lauren...

Admiring the markmaking ...

I'm using Swisstransfer (www.swisstransfer.com/en-us) now, simple and free 👍

Increasing hazard situational awareness is always worthwhile, and disaster maps are never excessive. I made this US #WinterStorm map with a dark background (save battery during outages), a vertical layout (mobile viewing/sharing), colorblind friendliness, and county/city references. Source: #NOAA

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I teach "Mapping, Space, and Power" starting tomorrow. This 1942 LAT map came into my head from my grad school days and I spent hours reviving an old hard drive to find it. I can't believe it isn't *everywhere* in lit about understanding the power of maps but it is surprisingly hard to find online.

Wind, solar, and electric vehicles made huge strides in 2025. For the first time, wind and solar supplied more power than coal worldwide, while EVs accounted for more than a quarter of new car sales.

The official crowd sourced list of places you can buy carto-creations from is now live! Check out pokateomaps.com/mappygifts. Let’s help folks shop small and support our mappy friends this holiday season!

I've joined the jolly Independent Map Sellers and let me tell you, there are some fantastic gifts here! I have a few prints available (heads up Chicago fans, Wendell Berry fans) ... and I'm going to be leaving town, so order by Dec. 3 for delivery before Christmas. 🗺️🎁 mapartists.org