The “Mariners, Meridians and Monsters: Exploring the History of Maps in Fact and Fiction” exhibition opened today in the second floor gallery of Hill Memorial Library.The exhibit, which is sponsored by LSU Libraries’ Special Collections, features a collection of maps from around the world, as well as maps of Baton Rouge and the University’s campus. One of the maps called “Early Map of Louisiana” by Louis Hennepin is the first map to refer to the Mississippi Valley as Louisiana.”The maps featured are the library’s books,” said Michael Taylor, assistant curator of books. “We usually have four main exhibitions a year to advertise what we have. We are most known for our Louisiana collection. I like to show people collections they may not know much about. A lot of people enjoy seeing old maps.”The map exhibition will remain in the second floor gallery of Hill Memorial Library until August 15. —-Contact Mary Walker Baus at [email protected]