{"id":37416,"date":"2022-11-03T13:45:09","date_gmt":"2022-11-03T18:45:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/libraries\/?page_id=37416"},"modified":"2026-03-23T12:26:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T17:26:16","slug":"agsl-books-journals","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/libraries\/agsl\/collections\/agsl-books-journals\/","title":{"rendered":"Books &amp; Journals"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row uwm-l-row--3\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<p><strong>Books<br><\/strong>The AGSL&#8217;s large monograph collection dates back to 1472 and contains some of the earliest printed geographical works. Broad themes include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Age of Exploration<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The exploration and mapping of the United States<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The exploration of the polar regions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Military geography, history and tactics<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Scientific exploration<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The history of cartography<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Descriptive regional geographical works<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Modern and early reference works<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The history of geographical thought and knowledge<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Journals<br><\/strong>Chauncy D. Harris and Jerome Fellman (Geographical Review, 1973) concluded that \u201cthe leading American library in recorded holdings of the older geographical serials, those which began publication before 1950, is the library of the American Geographical Society \u2026 for recent geographical serials, the American Geographical Society and the Library of Congress have an impressive lead over all the other libraries in the United States.\u201d This tradition continues through affiliation with the 51ÁÔÆæ Libraries and the University of Wisconsin System.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col uwm-l-col--4 uwm-l-offset--1\"><div class=\"content_block\" id=\"custom_post_widget-31746\"><nav aria-label=\"Sidebar\" class=\"uwm-p-navigation-list uwm-p-navigation-list--gold-border \"><div class=\"uwm-p-navigation-list--title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/libraries\/agsl\/\">American Geographical Society Library<\/a><\/div><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/libraries\/directory\/?_people_categories_facet=agsl\">Staff<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/libraries\/agsl\/agsl-visit\/\">Visit<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/libraries\/agsl\/agsl-resources\/\">Explore<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/libraries\/agsl\/collections\/\">AGSL Collections<\/a><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/libraries\/agsl\/collections\/pamphlet-collection\/\">Pamphlet Collection<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/libraries\/agsl\/agsl-geospatial-data\/\">Geospatial Data<\/a><\/li><li><a class=\"current\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/libraries\/agsl\/collections\/agsl-books-journals\/\"><span aria-current=\"page\">Books &amp; 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