Author Archives: Avery Carter

North Korea’s Largest Concentration Camps on Google Earth

Posted on December 8, 2014 by Avery Carter

The Committee for Human Rights in North Korea and other human rights activist groups have used the satellite software, Google Earth, to locate North Korea’s concentration camps. The Committee for Human Rights in North Korea estimates that approximately 120,000 people … Continue reading →

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Illustrated Atlas Of The City Of Richmond, VA

Posted on November 1, 2014 by Avery Carter

  F. W. Beer’s Illustrated Atlas of the City of Richmond, VA, was published in 1877 and is an illustrated collection of maps of nineteenth century metropolitan Richmond. Richmond, Virginia was the capital of the Confederacy and after the Civil-War … Continue reading →

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Map of the Week: Mexican-American War Overview Map

Posted on October 31, 2014 by Avery Carter

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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