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  The Atlas of the week is the “Atlas of the Civil War: A Complete Guide to the Tactics and Terrain of Battle” created by Stephen Hyslop and published in 2009. This Atlas shows maps, photos, and documents from the … Continue reading →

A map of The Ottoman Empire and its vast rail system in 1914 This week’s atlas is an online collection of World War I operations and situation maps hosted by the United States Military Academy’s Department of History. The maps … Continue reading →

This week’s blog is an online collection of U.S. National Park maps. This site contains a huge amount of maps for every one of the 59 National Parks, ranging from topographic projections to trail guides and even camping and lodging … Continue reading →

My atlas selection is entitled Transit Maps of the World. It is a book of maps showing every train route in the world. This is the first Atlas to ever depict this subject matter which makes it particularly ground breaking. … Continue reading →

Link: http://bigthink.com/articles?blog=strange-maps This blog is particularly interesting in that it is not dedicated solely to maps. “Big Think” publishes articles about a variety of topics, such as  Surprising Science and Personal Growth. In addition to intriguing articles, this blog has … Continue reading →

While this map may look like nothing more than a piece of modern art or a failed attempt at woodworking, it is in fact a 19th century Navigational Chart from the Marshall Islands of Micronesia. Although it is commonly referred … Continue reading →

This blog has dozens of maps to explore – and many of them are live maps. Live maps allow us to see progression over time more clearly.  Click the link to check some of the live maps out! Link to … Continue reading →

Most people are completely unaware that areas of Antartica have been politically claimed for centuries. So it is easy to see why a map such as this might be completely alien to the average viewer. Claims on Antarctica go back … Continue reading →

Check this “A Few ‘Interesting’ Maps” section of the blog “Antique Prints Blog” out! You’re sure to find some new perspectives of looking at a map! http://antiqueprintsblog.blogspot.com/2017/08/a-few-interesting-maps.html