Monthly Archives: October 2014

The map above was made in 1956 during the height of the Cold War. It was published in a Congressional Report, meaning that the audience was the people who were in charge of the country. The map uses language and … Continue reading →

http://www.rare-maps.com/details.cfm;jsessionid=84309229957bc339349f2a5c6f273e666e10?type=maps&rid=850023 Published between 1891 and 1895, his atlas comes from “The Atlas to Accompany the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies”. This atlas has a large amount of information regarding the Civil War. The maps present in the … Continue reading →

The Cassini Projection: How Should Earth Be Portrayed?             The map shown above detaches itself from traditional cartography. To the average person, this map looks strange. It’s looks different and feels unnatural, contrasting greatly from a conventional map. The map … Continue reading →

http://wps.pearsoncustom.com/wps/media/objects/2428/2487068/atlas/atl_ah2_m002.html This atlas shows all of the battles between the British and the Americans in the south during the Revolutionary War between the years 1776 and 1781.  The different colors of the arrows represent movements by the British and American … Continue reading →

For this week’s map of the week, I decided to choose a map that I was particularly familiar with and has a certain relevance to me.  As long as I can date back my lineage, my entire family has lived … Continue reading →