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This atlas is of the Middle East and North Africa. What is interesting about this atlas is the choice of the area to provide maps for. An atlas of a specific continent, country, or the world, would make sense geographically. … Continue reading →

In 2011 Florida had in come from tourism of $67 billion, spent by 87.3 million tourists making tourism one of the largest business sectors in FL, and the largest tourism economy in the world [1]. The areas that cater to tourism … Continue reading →

    During the Cold War tensions between the United States and Soviet Union were at an all-time high. Both superpowers were locked in fierce competition to best each other, whether that was in sports, science, and most deadly of … Continue reading →

The Nuclear Club – Michael Kidron – London – 1981 In the advent of the nuclear age, Kidron’s map of doom intends to terrorize its audience. A perhaps exaggerated take on the 1981 world nuclear arsenal, this map makes no attempt … Continue reading →

This weeks atlas is a compilation of 180 maps from World War II. By plotting the battles of land, air, and sea, this atlas tells the complete story of WWII. It is even able to capture the ebb and flow … Continue reading →

  http://www.hist.asu.ru/faculty/cafedrs/library/Atlas_Cold_War.pdf This atlas covers the whole span of the Cold War. Each map is simple yet able to convey a certain Cold War theme. The maps are viewer friendly and historical background is provided which helps place each map … Continue reading →

Lunar Wall Mosaic Since its birth, our society has been captivated by the celestial beings which stood far beyond our reach of understanding and technology until the 1600s. With Galileo’s invention of the telescope, the science of astronomy took a … Continue reading →

      This map was part of a series of maps in the Atlas of Disease, produced in 1950 by Dr. Jacques May. This map in particular was produced in 1955, a couple of years after President Truman’s introduction … Continue reading →