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Leonardo Da Vinci’s maps

March 31, 2021March 31, 2021 Alex 0 Comments

Leonardo da Vinci (1452 – 1519) was an Italian genius who is generally acknowledged as one of the most diversely talented individuals ever to have existed. He became known for his sketches and notes on science and invention, including cartography, anatomy, botany, paleontology, astronomy.

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How the World was Imagined: First Maps and Atlases

July 13, 2020April 15, 2021 Alex 0 Comments World

Maps have been one of the most significant human creativity for millenary. People have invented and used maps to describe, clarify, and navigate their route within the world. Here is an atlas of the most famous maps, from the prehistoric period to modern times.

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American victory map of Europe made after the end of WW 1 showing roughly what should be borders of new states

February 16, 2020September 17, 2021 Alex 0 Comments Europe, United States, WW1

The breakdown of Russia formed Poland, Finland, Estonia, Latvia Lithuania. The Austro-Hungaria separated into Austria, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, and Yugoslavia. The Ottoman Empire lost much of its territory in the Middle East and southwest Asia. Germany lost considerable territories outside Europe.

Would you accept this peace? It would be the same which was forced upon Hungary?

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Hungarian Maps From 1920 Protesting The Treaty of Trianon

January 14, 2020September 21, 2021 Alex 0 Comments Austro-Hungarian Empire, Austro-Hungary, Hungary, The Treaty of Trianon

Pamphlets from1920 spread by the Hungarian Government to foreign locals disagreeing about the Treaty of Trianon. In this way, the Government made an effort to explain what this would converte to if the same thing happened to France, Italy, the United Kingdom, the United States, and the German Empire.

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The kiss of the oceans (1915)

August 15, 2019August 16, 2019 Alex 0 Comments North America, Panama Canal, South America

Panama Canal was opened on August 15, 1914. France began work on the canal in 1881 but stopped due to a high worker mortality rate. The U.S. took over the project in 1904.

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Five Japans (1936)

June 27, 2019June 27, 2019 Alex 0 Comments Japan

Five thematic maps of Japan published by TIME Fortune weekly magazine.

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Hunger map of Europe (1918)

June 26, 2019June 26, 2019 Alex 0 Comments Europe

The map is dated December 1, 1918. The armistice with Germany was less than a month old. Most of Central and Eastern Europe were in revolutionary chaos.

How Silicon Valley residents see the United States

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How Silicon Valley residents see the U.S.

May 30, 2019May 30, 2019 Alex 0 Comments San Francisco, Silicon Valley, United States

View of the United States from San-Francisco is an illustration showing how Silicon Valley residents see the rest of the U.S. Designed by Kirby Scudder, it was first published as the cover for the Pacific Ventures (1986).