Monthly Archives: October 2014

“How Communists Menace Vital Materials”

Posted on October 20, 2014 by Maggie Latimer

This map, published in 1956 and produced by Research Institute of America, shows the USSR’s attempts to extract resources from around the world during the early days of the Cold War.  Research Institute of America was founded in 1946 as … Continue reading →

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Team Map Presentation: Post-War New World Map

Posted on October 17, 2014 by Alex Berry

Maurice Gomberg is the author of this interesting map.  We don’t know a lot about Gomberg besides that he was teacher from Philadelphia and that he self published this map.  Gombergs ideas are radical and interesting. He is a pacifist … Continue reading →

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World Oil Trade

Posted on October 15, 2014 by Ellen Brooks

  This map, though simple, establishes a sense of internationalism and power through its visual rhetoric incorporated in intentional choices and silences about its perspective on world oil consumption. At first it appears a very basic map: it’s a rather … Continue reading →

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Atlas of the Week: An Artistic View

Posted on October 15, 2014 by Ellen Brooks

http://atlas.esri.com/?p=home This online compilation of atlases allows users to both search through a database of pre-created maps and to create new maps. It is very similar to CartoDB in its creation capabilities, yet offers some unique visual approaches. The “Featured … Continue reading →

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Europe: The Original Explorers

Posted on October 11, 2014 by

America is often recognized as being one of the greatest nations on earth. Truth is, this map of the week would argue, that America owes it to Europe, and especially the explorers in the 1400-1500s, for figuring out that their … Continue reading →

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Atlas of the Week: Antiques

Posted on October 10, 2014 by Maggie Latimer

(pictured above: A Map of Virginia, North and South Carolina, Georgia, Maryland With Part of New Jersey &c.)   LINK With everyone from Ptolemy to the 1890s, George Ritzlin Antique Maps & Prints has sold centuries-old atlases and prints for decades.  Not only … Continue reading →

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I’ll Have What He’s Having: GE Labeling Laws across the Globe

Posted on October 10, 2014 by Maggie Latimer

Unless he’s visiting the farm himself, the average American has no idea what GMOs, or genetically modified organisms are in his dinner. However that’s not for lack of us condemning the practice. According to a 2013 New York Times poll, … Continue reading →

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Maps of the Arctic Ocean

Posted on October 10, 2014 by

Maps of the land are circulated more than maps of the oceans, which gives land maps more power; however, this does not mean that charts cannot be just as intricate and bound up in issues of power and politics. In … Continue reading →

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Atlas of the Week: The Ocean-An Illustrated Atlas

Posted on October 9, 2014 by

This atlas includes hundreds of extremely interesting maps. It is published by National Geographic, so many of the maps contain a lot of information. The maps are in all different styles with different projections and coloring. National Geographic does a … Continue reading →

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Map of the Oregon Trail

Posted on October 3, 2014 by

  For those who grew up in the 80s and 90s, hearing the mention of “the Oregon Trail” brings back childhood memories of sitting in front of a computer screen – not sitting in an American history class. For those … Continue reading →

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