Monthly Archives: February 2018

Map of the Week: Humoristische Karte von Europa im Jahre 1914

  Humoristische Karte von Europa im Jahre 1914 contradicts traditional western cartography in its depiction of World War I. World War I began because of a system of entangling alliances. After the political assassination of Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand by … Continue reading

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Atlas of the Week: The State of the Middle East Atlas

The State of the Middle East Atlas is authored by Dan Smith and documents regional change and global impact. The atlas serves as an essential tool for understanding the Middle East and the regions impact on global politics. The atlas, … Continue reading

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Blog of the Week: Radical Cartography

Radical Cartography has an immense library of cartography at its disposal. The site has three subcategories: geography, problematic, and genre. Each subcategory has numerous filters within themselves. From viewing geography, population density, and spatial time, an individual can spend hours … Continue reading

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Blog of the Week: Strange Maps | Big Think

When we think of cartography and maps in general, interesting and engaging topics do not pop up. Under Big Think’s sub-category Strange Maps, the user is hit with a multitude of maps that interpret anomalies of the world. One can … Continue reading

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Atlas of the Week: ArcGIS

For my Atlas of the Week, I wanted to include an atlas that had information about multiple categories that would provide the audience with an immersive experience. With this in mind, I came across ArcGIS and its innovative cloud-based user … Continue reading

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Map of the Week: A Map of Every City

Growing up in a rural area, at the base of an extinct volcano, outside Penshurst, Chaz Hutton would be one of the last people to come to mind in being able to create a somewhat accurate interpretation of something so … Continue reading

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