Wheat as Weapon - The grain of Ukraine
The history of Ukraine is complex. But on this map from around 1934, is appears simple: Ukraine is part of the USSR. No lines, no...
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Aug 19, 20212 min read
Bridge of Spies
When we think of travel between East and West Germany during the Cold War, we usually have the famous Checkpoint Charlie in mind. This...
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Nov 5, 20205 min read
War cemeteries in Belgium after WW I
November 11th 1918. The end of hostilities on the fronts of World War I. Around 70 million men had been mobilized. Nine million soldiers...
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May 20, 20206 min read
Azimuthal projections: World Peace, Flat-Earthers and Missile Range Maps
An azimuthal projection is a map projection where the spherical globe grid is projected onto a flat plane. This results in attractive maps
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May 14, 20207 min read
FDR and the Birth of Air-Age Cartography
This war map kit from 1944 is an excellent example of the popularization of cartography as well as the concept of air age cartography
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Apr 2, 20202 min read
Free State Bottleneck : the unforeseen consequence of compass politics
The occupation of the Rhineland in 1918 resulted in a small part of Germany being cut off from the rest: Freistaat Flaschenhals.
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Mar 28, 20209 min read
An unusual map from the Cold War - Mapa Humoristico da Europa em 1953
This map shows the tense situation in Europe in 1953. It is one of the few maps depicting the Iron Curtain
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Mar 20, 20204 min read
It's all about perspective
Many of us are now experiencing the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. Thoughts evoked by three maps.
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Mar 12, 20204 min read
What's that on the back? Recycled maps during times of shortage
This map of the city of Berlin was issued in 1946. It is printed on the blank reverse side of an old one. Recycled Maps from Germany.
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Jan 28, 20203 min read
The London Blitz
This Pictorial Plan of London, from around 1947, is one of the few maps showing the destruction caused by German bombs during the Blitz
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Jan 23, 20202 min read
A cartoon map of the Berlin Airlift (2)
This is the second post on the Airlift Taskforce Times Map. The first post can be found here. The Berlin Airlift was organised by the...
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Jan 18, 20201 min read
A cartoon map of the Berlin Airlift (1)
This 1949 map is something special. It is the cover of the last issue of der alt Task Force Times. This periodical was issued daily to...
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