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by Alex Beran and Abra Granger The USAF Lunar Wall Mosaic was created in 1962 and was intended for astronauts to land on the moon. This map allowed the United States to win the space race against the Soviet Union. … Continue reading →

The Nuclear Club is a radical map that focuses on mapping the possession of nuclear weapons in the world. It was produced in 1981 as part of the Pluto Project that started by a radical British publishing houses known as … Continue reading →

  The World Distribution of Spirochetal Diseases map was produced during the 1960s by the American Geographic Society. This map was part of a series of maps that were created in order to sort and map out the Third World. … Continue reading →

This historical atlas introduces 50 maps about Cold War, including popular events like Cuban Missile Crisis and the Berlin Blockade with easily understood synopsis for each. The more interesting contents the author also presents are the themes such as cultural … Continue reading →

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/all-over-the-map/  All Over The Map tells stories about past, present, and the future cartography. It is run by Betsy Mason, Greg Miller and a group of science journalists who love maps. They write the blogs with wired but interesting maps like secret Cold … Continue reading →

“An act of barbarism, born of a society which wantonly disregards individual rights and the value of human life and seeks constantly to expand and dominate other nations, ” President Reagan called it. This shootdown of Flight 007, a Korean … Continue reading →

This unusual atlas includes 40 different locations all over that world that are reported to be filled with disaster, chaos, paranormal activity, and death. It gives detailed descriptions of the history of these areas as well as how to get … Continue reading →

http://www.maproomblog.com Johnathan Crowe’s map blog is an interesting one that has been going on for more than 8 years. It includes both antique maps as well as the latest in geospatial technology. It gives us a glimpse of how cartography has … Continue reading →

This atlas provides information on 25 themes, mostly environmental. It ranges from plate tectonics, to energy sources and population, all the way to conflict and terror. It is interesting because it correlates to the Ford Foundation and the wide array … Continue reading →

http://www.cartogrammar.com/blog/ Andy Woodruff and three fellow cartographers create interactive web maps from “data to design to code” for their company Axis Maps. Andy mainly focuses on mapping in Massachusetts, but has also mapped his past residencies in Madison, Wisconsin and … Continue reading →