Map Exhibition Marks 500th Anniversary of Amerigo Vespucci’s Death
The Maps and Media Unit in the Research & Learning Services Department of Olin & Uris Libraries has prepared a new exhibit, Columbia or America: 500 Years of Controversy, displayed in the lower level lobby of Olin Library. The exhibit was inspired by the 500th anniversary of the death of Amerigo Vespucci, the Florentine explorer [...]
Unusual Maps on Exhibit
Imagine California as an island, or the layout of a fictional place, or an imaginary landscape like “human experience” — and then imagine them as maps. A new Olin Library exhibition, “Unusual Maps: Exploring Different Geographies,” makes those ideas concrete. more…
Mark Twain @ Cornell
“… the report of my death was an exaggeration.” – Mark Twain, 1897 After more than a century of being quoted — and misquoted — the life’s work of an American icon goes on display in a major exhibition at Cornell University Library curated by librarian Lance Heidig of Uris Library. In honor of the [...]