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Map Duo Presentation on Lunar Wall Mosaic Map by Alex Harry and Steven Yao
The Lunar Wall Mosaic Map was made in 1962 by the USA during the height of conflict in the Space Race between the USSR and the USA. This map depicts creators, mountains, and flat lands that are, for the most … Continue reading
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Map Duo Presentation: World Distribution of Spirochetal Diseases
Created in 1950 by Dr. Jacques May, the “Atlas of Disease: World Distribution of Spirochetal Diseases” was created during the Cold War to mark the divide between the Northern and Southern Hemispheres, and more prominently, the so-called “First” and “Third” … Continue reading
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Duo Map Presentation on World Distribution of Spirochetal Diseases by Jacob Wigglesworth and Emilie Mannino
World Distribution of Spirochetal Diseases This map of World Distribution of Spirochetal Diseases for Yaws, Pinta, and Bejel showcases the epidemiology of the spirochetal diseases being represented through this map (Yaws, Pinta, Bejel), and included information on different factors affecting … Continue reading
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Utopia by Thomas More, 1518.
Utopia by Thomas More, 1518. Have you ever been disappointed by the city you live in? Have you ever dreamed of living in a perfect city? A place you can find beautiful gardens on every street corner? Where every neighbor is … Continue reading
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Map Of The Week: Carta Marina
When looking at the mystical creatures in the map above, we get a striking feeling of déjà-vu. We have all seen a map like this in one of the fantasy books we read as children. But this map is … Continue reading
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Class Presentation Summary: How Communists Menace Vital Materials, 10/31/23
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
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
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”
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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The Political Polarization of Life Expectancy in America: Life Expectancy Increases as a Function of Political Affiliation
Map Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352827321001154 The first map depicts the average increase in life expectancy since 2014, second shows the percentage of population that votes republican. I’m sure all of us have been amused by the childish name calling and arguing of … Continue reading
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