Monthly Archives: November 2023

Class Presentation Summary: How Communists Menace Vital Materials, 10/31/23

Posted on November 6, 2023 by Lucy Duggan

The map we decided to focus on for our presentation is “How Communists Menace Vital Materials” created by an American cartographer from the Research Institute of America in 1956. This map was created during the height of the Cold War … Continue reading →

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Map Duo Presentation, “How Communists Menace Vital Materials” Eric and Douae

Posted on November 6, 2023 by Eric Zhou

With the conclusion of World War II, the battle scarred European battlefield was split into two curtains to be reconstructed. The west which was run by mainly the United States and Great Britain, and the east, which was run by … Continue reading →

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Map of the Week: German and Polish Borders Across Time

Posted on November 4, 2023 by Thomas Ysrael

  This map shows the boundaries of the German Republic before the 1st World War overlayed with the current boundaries of Poland and the 2015 Polish Parliamentary elections. This map portrays the clear divide between Eastern and Western Poland. The … Continue reading →

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“The Rhetoric of Cartography: Unpacking the 1932 Japanese Stereotype Map”

Posted on November 4, 2023 by Yingzhe Zhang

In the early 1930s, as Japan’s imperial ambitions were on the rise, an exceptional satirical world map was introduced to the Japanese public. This unique piece offered a vivid visual commentary on the world as perceived through Japanese eyes, particularly … Continue reading →

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