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Map of The Week: “Army Map Of The Seat Of War In Virginia”

Have you ever thought of maps as a vehicle to sway opinion? What if I told you cartographers of The Civil War used maps in order to gain support for the war and boost morale? “The Army Map of the … Continue reading

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Map of the Week 2 [September 22-29]: Rand McNally’s “Hawaii”

  Source: http://www.bigmapblog.com/2013/map-of-hawaii-rand-mcnally-191/   A map’s power derives from the decisions of what to include made by cartographers, which have an immense impact on their underlying meaning and importance. It is not apparent from a brief glance at a map, … Continue reading

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