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Flowers of a Lily of the valley Focus stack of 18 photos.
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Assasi triggerfish (Rhinecanthus assasi), Red Sea, Egypt. This species of triggerfish reaches up to 30 centimetres (12 in) long, which makes them of the smallest in the family. It is tan above and white below with blue stripes between and below the eyes. R. assassi mostly lives in or near coral reefs. It occurs in the western Indian Ocean, including the Red Sea and Persian Gulf.
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Passion of Jesus; sculpture of Crucifixion of Jesus observing Virgin Mary cradling the dead body of Jesus (known as Pietà). National Gallery of Slovenia. Today is Good Friday.
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View from Kings Park to the city of Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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In the early years of the Maryland colony, Lord Baltimore’s name referred to his estates, an entire county, and a port town that would one day become the third largest city in the United States… 30 miles northeast of its current location.
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Join the Geography and Map Division and Philip Lee Phillips Society for this free in-person event, taking place on Thursday, May 8, 2025, from 1:15 PM to 4:15 PM in the Jefferson Building. Together we will will explore the significance of map surrounds through engaging talks about cartographic self portraits and the watermarks in the William Hacke atlas, along with a themed display.
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The cathedral Notre-Dame de Paris (France) in 2015 during the golden hour
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The installation “Tusch” by Nevin Aladağ. Today is the UNESCO International World Art Day.
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4″x3″ slide depicting John Wilkes Booth leaning forward to shoot President Abraham Lincoln as he watches Our American Cousin at Ford’s Theater in Washington, D.C.. The assassination occurred on this date 160 years ago.
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A girl in Maracaibo selling goods for Palm Sunday observance. Today is Palm Sunday.
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The old Jewish cemetery near Waibstadt, Germany. The gravestones in this part date from the 19th century; the photo shows a typical section of that part of the cemetery.
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Portrait of a geometric moray (Gymnothorax griseus), Red Sea, Egypt. This moray eel belongs to the family Muraenidae and is found throughout the western Indian Ocean and Red Sea at depths to 40 metres (130 ft). Its length is up to 65 centimetres (26 in).
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Portrait of Billie Holiday and Mister, taken by William Gottlieb at the Downbeat Club, New York, 1947. Today, 110 years ago, she was born in Philadelphia.
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View towards Signal Hill at night, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
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Male Chocó grasshopper (Opaon varicolor). A wingless short-horned grasshopper endemic to the Andes in Colombia.
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Curious about our collections? Please join Geography and Map Division staff next week for a virtual orientation to our collections and resources!
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Among our collection of “bird’s-eye view” maps of U.S. and Canadian cities created from the late 19th to early 20th centuries, the work Augustus Koch in particular stands out for his artistry, geographic range, and incredible cartographic detail. His maps and historical newspaper clippings relating to his work attest not only to his mastery of the form but the value of panoramic maps in instilling civic pride.
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“Lantingji Xu” scroll (Shenlong version). Today’s lunar calendar day is the third day of March (Chinese: 三月初三), is the Shangsi Festival, a traditional festival in ancient China. Legend has it that on the Shangsi Festival in 353, Wang Xizhi held an Orchid Pavilion Gathering and wrote the “Lantingji Xu”. The original is lost. This Tang Dynasty copy by Feng Chengsu (馮承素) is considered the best of all the extant copies.
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Jantar Mantar, an astronomical observatory built in the 1730s in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.
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The main greenhouse of the Botanical Garden of Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil. Today is the city’s 332nd anniversary.
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Mercedes-Benz W115, a series of executive sedans introduced in 1968 by Mercedes-Benz to replace the earlier W110 series.
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A decorative golf-themed nest box on a wooden fence on West Sacramento Avenue in Chico, California. The pun “Birdies Welcome” refers to the sport of golf, where a score on a hole is colloquially referred to as a Birdie if the player needs one stroke less than specified.
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NGC 281 is a bright emission nebula in the northern constellation of Cassiopeia, at a distance of 9200 ly from the Solar System. The partial superimposition of a dark nebula makes it resemble Pac-Man.
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Annunciation (c. 1472–1475), is thought to be Leonardo da Vinci’s earliest complete work. Today is the Feast of the Annunciation
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Portrait of French novelist Jules Verne taken in 1884 by Étienne Carjat. Known for his adventure novels taking into account the technological progress of his time, he’s the second most-translated author in the world. He died on this day 120 years ago.
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Flowering trees at the bottom of the Eiffel Tower in Paris (France). Today is the March equinox, which marks the beginning of astronomical spring in the Northern Hemisphere.
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For centuries, there have been unconventional beliefs about the shape of the Earth. This post provides a historical overview of alternative theories about the Earth’s form.
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Train of the roller coaster Monster at Gröna Lund in Stockholm, as it passes through a 270° turn.
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Grey-breasted mountain toucan (Andigena hypoglauca), Hacienda El Bosque, Manizales, Caldas, Colombia
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Detail of the Clock Tower, Waterfront, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
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Waterdrops on Echeveria sp. succulent, central view, ~3.5 cm × 2.5 cm (1.38 in × 0.98 in). Focus stack of 25 images.
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Belvedere on the Pfingstberg in Potsdam, Germany. Colonnades with reflection in the water basin.
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Sun setting behind a wild mute swan (Cygnus olor) at Lake Geneva, Switzerland.
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Flower buds in development of an elderberry Sambucus (‘serenade’). Focus stack of 13 photos.
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Portrait of French author George Sand by photographer Nadar in 1864. One of the most popular writers in Europe in her lifetime, she stood up for women, criticized marriage and fought against the prejudices of a conservative society.
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Meerkat (Suricata suricatta) with three young in Tswalu Kalahari Reserve, South Africa
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Learn about the development of the oscillating scan mirror (a key component of Virginia Norwood’s multi-spectral scanner), which made Landsat I a success, changing the science of earth observation forever. The development of the oscillating scan mirror is documented in the “Virginia Norwood Papers,” a new collection in the Geography & Map Division of the Library of Congress.
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