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1923 Patented Cartogram
Stop making cartograms! At least until permission is granted from the chap who holds the patent on them. Karl Karsten’s “population projection” was published in his book Charts and … more →
Making Maps: DIY Cartography
1923 Patented Cartogram
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John Krygier wrote 1 week ago: Stop making cartograms! At least until permission is granted from the chap who holds the patent on … more →
Fat-Tailed Sheep on Maps & Other Curios: The Map Collector
John Krygier wrote 1 month ago: from “Fat Tailed Sheep on Maps of Africa” The Map Collector, 1 June 1979 Collectors are … more →
Flies on a Map
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John Krygier wrote 3 months ago: Don’t you think we’d better skidoo? They say this part of the map won’t be safe f … more →
Map Symbols: Permanent Snow & Ice
John Krygier wrote 4 months ago: This manual establishes the design, weights, and gauges of symbols, and the type styles and sizes t … more →
Mapping with Isotype
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John Krygier wrote 5 months ago: I was moving some piles of junk in a storage room and came across a 1934 U.S. Public Works Admi … more →
Working Maps: 17th-19th Century French Manuscript Maps
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John Krygier wrote 5 months ago: Prähistorische Karte von Südwestdeutschland und der Schweiz, 1879 (Protohistoric and Prehistori … more →
A Map of Beerdom - New York, 11th Ward, 1885
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John Krygier wrote 5 months ago: “In the morning they come out with queer-looking eyes…” The above map represents … more →
Map Symbols: Trees & Forests on Old Russian Maps
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John Krygier wrote 6 months ago: Examples of map symbols used to show trees and forests on old Russian maps (1700s & 1800s) are … more →
Salt & Pepper Shaker Map of the United States
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John Krygier wrote 6 months ago: A set of salt and pepper shakers, one each for the 48 contiguous U.S. states. Photographs from the … more →
New Book: The Natures of Maps by Wood & Fels
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John Krygier wrote 6 months ago: Denis Wood & John Fels’ new book The Natures of Maps is available now from the University … more →
321 Definitions of "Map"
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John Krygier wrote 7 months ago: What is a map? J.H. Andrews compiled 321 definitions of “map” for a 1996 article (“What … more →
Reading J.B. Harley: The New Nature of Maps
iprhhc wrote 8 months ago: At our second meeting (October 15th), the Map History Reading Group’s first in-depth discussio … more →
Cartocacoethes: Why the World's Oldest Map Isn't a Map
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John Krygier wrote 9 months ago: Holy crap! What to do when one of the few iconic prehistoric maps isn’t a map? The 6200 BC … more →
Map Symbols: Gibbets, Gallows, Execution
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John Krygier wrote 9 months ago: Official sites of execution – prisons, military bases, etc. – are found in parts of the … more →
Drawing Maps: Africa, ca. 1900
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John Krygier wrote 9 months ago: Drawing maps used to be a big part of the geography curriculum in the U.S. One guide for students, … more →
Map Symbols: Landforms & Terrain
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John Krygier wrote 1 year ago: Erwin Raisz is among the most creative cartographers of the 20th century, known in particular for … more →
American Maps Are Bad
John Krygier wrote 1 year ago: From the New York Times, August 2, 1892: American Maps Are Bad “It is doubtful,” says … more →
Map Symbols: Wells and Springs
John Krygier wrote 1 year ago: Wells Springs Successful, Unsuccessful Nonmineral, Mineral Nonmineral, Mineral, Artesian, Gravity, … more →
1911 Cartogram: "Apportionment Map"
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John Krygier wrote 1 year ago: A cartogram varies the size of geographic areas based on the data values associated with each are … more →
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