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@americangeo.bsky.social@americangeo.bsky.social🗺️🌆 Today’s #MapOfTheWeek features Egbert L. Viele’s 1874 Topographical Atlas of New York City. The Atlas is notable for overlaying the modern street grid of Manhattan directly onto the island's pre-development natural topography.
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@douggreenfield.bsky.socialHickmann's highs and lows - inspired by @attilabatorfy.bsky.social #MapoftheWeek mapoftheweek.substack.com/p/hickmanns-...
@douggreenfield.bsky.socialAn appreciation of @aaronjbecker.bsky.social's wonderful mapped earth site #MapoftheWeek mapoftheweek.substack.com/p/earth-mapped
@americangeo.bsky.social#MapoftheWeek: Northern Pacific Railroad
To celebrate the end of September, we’re looking back at the modernization of transportation across the United States.
A trip that could take five months by wagon could now be completed in about six days by rail.
@douggreenfield.bsky.socialThe Erin Brockovich Data Center map #MapoftheWeek mapoftheweek.substack.com/p/erin-brock...
@americangeo.bsky.social#MapOfTheWeek: New Species Around the World
The interactive map “Animals Described in 2025” shows the locations of 245 animal species that were formally described in 2025 and received their own Wikipedia articles.
Follow the link to explore the interactive map: idomaps.app/maps/jx7016j...
@americangeo.bsky.social#MapoftheWeek: On Sept. 15, 1835, HMS Beagle arrived in the Galápagos Islands, where Charles Darwin spent weeks observing the archipelago’s volcanic landscapes and distinctive wildlife. The observations gathered there became important evidence for his theory of evolution by natural selection.
@douggreenfield.bsky.socialA day of Russian aggression mapped out while our US "leaders" continue to suck up to Putin. #MapoftheWeek mapoftheweek.substack.com/p/another-da...
@americangeo.bsky.social#MapoftheWeek Western Europe's average summer temperature anomaly reached +2.54°C. By combining spatial patterns with a long-term temperature record, this shows not only where summer 2026 was exceptionally hot, but also how unprecedented it was in the context of nearly 50 years of observations.
@douggreenfield.bsky.socialWatch the growth of LA County #MapoftheWeek mapoftheweek.substack.com/p/the-growth...