Monthly Archives: November 2017

Blog of the Week: Geographicus.com

Posted on November 5, 2017 by Kayla Connelly

This blog, founded by Kevin James Brown in 1999, continues to actively produce maps and critiques of maps from all time periods and all continents of the world about several topics. One particular map which caught my eye was of … Continue reading →

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Atlas of the Week: Atlas of the Transatlantic Slave Trade

Posted on November 5, 2017 by Kayla Connelly

Atlas of the Week: Hey gang! Check out this atlas of the transatlantic slave trade. There is a fairly new database, which has collected over 30,000 documents detailing specific slave voyages that took place from 1500 to 1900. It is … Continue reading →

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Map of the Week: (Un)Happy Nations

Posted on November 5, 2017 by Kayla Connelly

The title of my map is (Un) happy Nations, or (Un) happy planet as first named. This map was made by Benjamin Hennig, and is included in his book entitled, “Rediscovering the World: Map Transformations of Human and Physical Space”. … Continue reading →

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Atlas of the Week: Birds Diversity, Behavior, and Conservation

Posted on November 4, 2017 by Marc Gorman

This atlas provides a look into the world of birds, from where they’re found to how they adapt to their environment. Written by author Mike Unwin, the atlas provides a global perspective on elusive species, as well as those common … Continue reading →

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Map of the Week: Atlantic Political Map and Depth Contours

Posted on November 4, 2017 by Marc Gorman

Mapmakers have always used their positions of power to incite their personal views on those who end up viewing their work. Perpetuated through subliminal imagery in the map’s creation, the map subtly influences its reader into adopting a view more … Continue reading →

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Blog of the Week: Cartogrammar.com

Posted on November 4, 2017 by Marc Gorman

This blog, maintained by cartographer Andy Woodruff, provides a multitude of interesting, interactive, and just generally cool maps. His most recent post titled “Beyond the Sea, flowing and exploding edition” provides an interactive world map which uses colored lines to … Continue reading →

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Blog of The Week:

Posted on November 3, 2017 by Kimberly Kiess

I picked Something About Maps to be this blog of the week. This blog was created by Daniel Huffman who used to be teacher and a chemist and now is a freelance cartographer. This blog is where he publishes maps … Continue reading →

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Atlas of the Week: The World Atlas of Coffee

Posted on November 3, 2017 by Kimberly Kiess

What is something most grown Americans cannot go the day without? Coffee. The World Atlas of Coffee by James Hoffman explores the origins of coffee, the role of colonialism and how it affected its production, and it maps the growing … Continue reading →

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Snap Map Is More Than Just A Map

Posted on November 3, 2017 by Kimberly Kiess

Before this class, there were only two maps I interpreted regularly: an app called Maps and Snap Map. Maps assisted me in traveling from place to place while Snap Map had a more obscure purpose; Snap Map allowed me to … Continue reading →

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Atlas of the week – Historical Atlas of North America

Posted on November 2, 2017 by Karim Naous

The ‘Historical Atlas of North America’ compiles notable events which have affected North America across its history into a large collection of maps, ranging from 1832 to 2014. This atlas maps America’s history from its very foundation to its growth … Continue reading →

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