Los Ladrones: How Historic Maps Illustrate What It Means To be An American

Historic maps are beautiful artifacts from oftentimes ugly eras. For many of us, European discovery meant genocide, and displacement for the survivors. The maps remind us how land has been exchanged between governments throughout the generations, how borders move, and how colonizing powers control the narrative.

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