Africa

A digital art piece with an African man centered in the foreground, with a historical African map superimposed as the background, and a logo superimposed that reads "The Compass Rose"

A Visual Response to "Searching for Africa"

A guest post featuring original artwork by Jeremiah Alcorn with context provided by Dr. Leah McCurdy

Title board for Searching for Africa exhibit: The Map Collection of Dr. Jack Franke

UTA Libraries Hosts 12th Biennial Virginia Garrett Lectures, Opens ‘Searching for Africa’ Exhibit

Historians, cartographers, and map enthusiasts from around the world joined the University of Texas at Arlington Libraries for the 2021 Virginia…

Sir Francis Drake's Fleet Raids Cape Verde Islands

Coordinating Cartographic Collections

UTA Libraries Special Collections Hosts Events and a Gala Premier Exhibition of the Africa Map Collection of Dr. Jack Franke

Detail of Aden, Yemen, view, from Braun & Hogenberg 1575

City Highlights (Part Three): Braun & Hogenberg's Cities of the World

UTA Libraries Special Collections recently acquired original views from Braun & Hogenberg's famous city atlas dating from 1572-1617.

Muenster Cosmography Lead Image Compass Rose Blog Ben Huseman

City Highlights (Part Two): Münster's Cosmography

UTA Libraries Special Collections now has original city views and additional materials from the most widely-read 16th-century European geography…

Carthage woodcut from the Nuremberg Chronicle 1493

City Highlights (Part One): African City Views from the Nuremberg Chronicle

UTA Libraries Special Collections now has original city views dating back to 1493.