Charles Owens was a prolific mapmaker and illustrator that conveyed the international complexities of WWII in a way that was accessible to the average person. People at the time even saved his maps as a point of reference, such as this for the perils of the submarine warfare of the Atlantic and beyond in 1943.
These Maps Reveal the Hidden Structures of ‘Choose Your Own Adventure’ Books - If you decide to see more, click on this story. by Sarah Laskow June 13, 2017
"...The last installment of the original “Choose Your Own Adventure” series came out in 1998, but since 2004, Chooseco, founded by one of the series’ original authors, R.A. Montgomery, has been republishing classic volumes, as well as new riffs on the form of interactive fiction that seemed ubiquitous in the 1980s and ’90s. The new editions also carry an additional feature—maps of the hidden structure of each book..."
Here is a 360° panorama captured by Curiosity at her current location, with North at center and South at both ends, on top of two large and small scale maps with her position.
There are many geological features in the panorama, can you find them in the maps?
Dutch physician, mathematician, cartographer Gemma Frisius was born #OTD in 1555.
He created important globes, improved the mathematical instruments of his day and applied mathematics in new ways to surveying and navigation. Gemma's rings, an astronomical instrument, are named after him. He observed the total lunar eclipse of 3 Mar 1569 and he also discovered the 1572 supernova in Cassiopeia on 9 Nov, which he observed two days before Tycho Brahe.
Cartographer Abraham Ortelius issues Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, the first modern atlas.
Three Latin editions of this (besides a Dutch, a French and a German edition) appeared before the end of 1572; 25 editions came out before Ortelius' death in 1598; and several others were published subsequently, for the atlas continued to be in demand till about 1612. It is often considered as the official beginning of the Golden Age of Netherlandish cartography (~1570s–1670s).
I'm greatly enjoying the latest version of the Old Maps Online website. It has a very smooth time scrubber where you can see political borders change through time, and then browse georeferenced historical maps from map libraries like the David Rumsey collection.
it's Friday, so time for our weekly visit to the podcast archives.
Let's just have a look ... blows dust off of old podcast rack ...
ah, here's one for fans of cartography - back in Episode 71 @stevenfeldman had the chance to chat with Eric Rodenbeck & Alan McConchie @alan of well known data visualization and cartography studio Stamen @stamen - designers of the famous OpenStreetMap watercolor maps (and much else)
Happy #SelfPromoSaturday. My new adventure Silence of Stonetree is out. The town of Stonetree & its inhabitants suddenly petrify around the characters, can they find the fountain of legend, face down the corrupted guardian and cure the town? Find out in this exciting adventure module suitable for a 3rd level party, it comes with colour and printer-friendly maps (see below), new monsters, a magic weapon that grows with the party and more! All for just $3.50.
btw, I failed to brag -- my ongoing historiographical and conceptual work means that my bibliography on #map#maphistory#cartography and all sorts of other stuff -- every thing I've seen or encountered since 1995 -- to just over 22,000 records. Of these 14,800 are flagged as being about maps in some way. Here's a wodge of entries for my academic grandfather. I still need to work to get this stuff organized consistently and online!!
Mapping all hedges in France, using high resolution images
Understanding the spatial distribution and temporal changes of landscape features such as hedges is crucial. Using high resolution images, we mapped all of them.
Dig a Tunnel Through the Center of the Earth to… Where?
If you, hypothetically, ignore the molten lava core. by Frank Jacobs, Big Think April 19, 2024
"...The title of the 1970s movie The China Syndrome refers to the idea that if you dig a hole through the Earth starting in the U.S., you end up in China. This map shows it ain’t so. In fact, only a little bit of China overlaps—and with the southern part of South America. Funnily enough, the good people of Argentina seem to have taken this into account when naming the city of Formosa, which is the antipode of Taiwan, the island off the Chinese coast formerly known as… Formosa. There’s almost no overlap in North America, none in Africa, and just a bit in Europe (the Iberian peninsula with New Zealand’s North Island)..."