Monthly Archives: October 2014

“How Communists Menace Vital Materials” Class Discussion

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

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Map of the Week: Mexican-American War Overview Map

A Mexican-American War Overview Map generated by the United States Military Academy is certainly a qualified map for Map of the Week. This map illustrates the vast territorial expansion of the United States because of the Mexican-American War. Mexico lost … Continue reading

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Atlas Choice of the Week: Civil War Atlas

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

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The Cassini Projection: How Should Earth Be Portrayed?

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

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Atlas of the Week: Revolutionary War: Southern Theater, 1776-1781

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

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Map of Week: Greetings From Long Island

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

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Map of the Week: “Smileage Guaranteed”

     At first glance, Jolly Lindgren’s 1936 map, “A Hysterical Map of the Yellowstone Park with Apologies to the Park”, immediately pulls you in with its intensely mustard-yellow color  and its “Smileage Guaranteed” promise. Its initial intrigue is a … Continue reading

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Atlas of the Week: Beyond Planet Earth

The Times Atlas of the Moon This atlas is the one-stop shop for anyone mildly curious about the moon. It includes general information, the history of mapping the moon, and techniques of lunar flight, etc. The maps of the moon … Continue reading

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Atlas of the Week: Growth of a Nation

http://www.animatedatlas.com/movie.html This is an animated atlas that displays the geographic history of the United States of America, beginning in 1789.   It is really unique in that it is animated and, therefore, is a single map that changes as you … Continue reading

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Map of the Week: It’s a Small World

Since its introduction in Disneyland in 1966, It’s a Small World After All has been one of the most well known rides with a catchy, and often annoying, theme song.   From the first reindeer on a hilltop in Scandinavia to … Continue reading

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