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The Partition of India was the division of British India into two sovereign dominion nations, India and Pakistan. Nowadays, the Dominion of India is the Republic of India. The Dominion of Pakistan is today the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and the People’s Republic of Bangladesh. The partition involved two provinces, Bengal and Punjab, based on district-wide non-Muslim or Muslim majorities.

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June 12, 2017 Alex

World map by Ferrando Bertelli (1565)

Ferrando Bertelli was born in Venice in 1525. He was one of the most creative of Venetian map maker and engravers of the Renaissance period, who also traded atlases and worked at different periods with other famous names in Venetian cartography.

Cultural cartography Old maps

June 4, 2017 Alex

The Spread of Chess

Century in wich the game entered each country is indicated by date, A.D. Native names for chess are given for

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June 3, 2017 Alex

“Underground” routes to Canada (1896)

Map showing the lines of travel of fugitive slaves in 1896.

Animals Old maps

May 29, 2017 Alex

Dogs of the World

Dogs were the first domesticated animals. They have accompanied humans for about 30,000 years. Scientists generally acknowledge that all dogs share a common wolf ancestor. Nowadays, humans have bred hundreds of various domestic dog breeds. The maps below show dogs of the world and their nations of origin.