Thousands stroll the long, tree-covered sidewalks of University Park every day. Campus walking maps developed by the Office of Physical Plant showcase some of the buildings, gardens and trees that make campus one of the nation's most beautiful.
The Maps Library, currently located in the basement of Paterno Library, will close Oct. 12. It will reopen on Oct. 26, as The Donald W. Hamer Maps Library, in an expanded location in 1 Pattee Library, central.
The earliest known map of Centre County, dating from 1861, the Tilden map is now available at http://www.libraries.psu.edu/digital/1861map/ online. This digital site allows the viewer to access the entire map or click on a specific Centre County locale for a detailed close-up.
Before beginning his lecture for the Geography Department's coffee hour series (ho-hum coffee but scrumptious brownies), John Kelmelis, a Penn State graduate and the chief scientist for geography at the U.S. Geological Survey, projected a slide.
A portrait is an abstraction of a person. If it is drawn well, the viewer can sense the character of the person in the portrait. The artist can emphasize certain attributes while eliminating others--it's all in how the artist wishes to portray the person. And so it is with maps.
Thousands stroll the long, tree-covered sidewalks of University Park every day. Campus walking maps developed by the Office of Physical Plant showcase some of the buildings, gardens and trees that make campus one of the nation's most beautiful.
The Maps Library, currently located in the basement of Paterno Library, will close Oct. 12. It will reopen on Oct. 26, as The Donald W. Hamer Maps Library, in an expanded location in 1 Pattee Library, central.
The earliest known map of Centre County, dating from 1861, the Tilden map is now available at http://www.libraries.psu.edu/digital/1861map/ online. This digital site allows the viewer to access the entire map or click on a specific Centre County locale for a detailed close-up.
Before beginning his lecture for the Geography Department's coffee hour series (ho-hum coffee but scrumptious brownies), John Kelmelis, a Penn State graduate and the chief scientist for geography at the U.S. Geological Survey, projected a slide.
A portrait is an abstraction of a person. If it is drawn well, the viewer can sense the character of the person in the portrait. The artist can emphasize certain attributes while eliminating others--it's all in how the artist wishes to portray the person. And so it is with maps.
