Forty years ago, a fleet of trucks left New York City and began a journey West toward Milwaukee. On board 16 semi-trailers was a precious cargo of books, charts, photos and extremely rare maps — some of them dating back to the 1400s. It was the collection of the American Geographical Society, which was moving from Manhattan. The destination? The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. On this edition of UWM Today, we take a fresh look at one of the greatest collections of maps in the world and learn