Author Archives: Vanessa K

Team Map Presentation, October 31 National System of Interstate and Defense Highways, 1958

Posted on November 9, 2013 by Vanessa K

Source: http://www.loc.gov/item/2011593044 The roots of promotional road mapping date back to the 1920s when societies first began to convert from railroads to automobiles as their main means of transportation. As stated in Akerman’s reading, automobiles were infeasible to the majority of … Continue reading →

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Atlas of the Week 5 (October 7 – 13): The Times Atlas of World Exploration

Posted on October 11, 2013 by Vanessa K

The Times Atlas of World Exploration transports the reader back to the world’s first civilizations and through a narrative of progress educates the reader on how the world we see today has formed since the beginning of time. A majority … Continue reading →

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Map of the Week 5 (October 7 – October 13): Territorial Growth of the United States

Posted on October 11, 2013 by Vanessa K

Source: http://maps.nationalgeographic.com/maps/print-collection/us-territorial-growth-map.html When the United States declared its independence from Great Britain in 1776, the country only consisted of thirteen colonies. In the matter of three centuries, the borders of the country expanded and transformed to create the fifty states … Continue reading →

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