Elliot Carter

[2][3][4][5] His work has appeared in outlets such as Atlas Obscura, Vice, Real Clear Defense, and DCist.

[6][7][8][9] His work is heavily focused on Washington D.C.’s architecture, geography and history.

In 2016, Carter obtained and published maps of the District of Columbia compiled during the Cold War by a military intelligence office in the USSR.

[10][11] He noted in an interview that the Soviet maps were far more detailed than their publicly available U.S. counterparts, capturing sensitive information about military bases and the layout of utility infrastructure.

The device was subsequently restored, and now stands in the Archives building on Pennsylvania Avenue beside a commemorative historical plaque.