Map of the Square and Stationary Earth
A deep look at Professor Orlando Ferguson’s 1893 Biblical flat Earth map and the ongoing debate between scientific consensus and flat Earth beliefs in modern times.
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Old maps
The Art of Mockery: Satirical Map Posters of Europe Through Time
Political tensions and international relations have long been captured through satirical map posters of Europe. See how artists portray these dynamics through the ages.
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Map of the Current Situation in East Asia (1937)
An in-depth examination of a 1937 map that captures the power struggle between Japan, China, and the USSR in East Asia, revealing the strategic tensions and resource rivalries that preceded World War II.
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South Polar Chart (1898): A Window into Antarctic Exploration’s Golden Age
In 1898, as international interest in Antarctic exploration reached new heights, oceanographer John Murray created a remarkable map that would influence decades of polar research. This comprehensive chart combined weather data, ocean depths, and territorial claims – laying the groundwork for the golden age of Antarctic exploration.
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The 1941 Map That Proposed Erasing Germany
A Newark businessman’s 1941 book included a shocking map that divided Germany among neighboring countries. The Nazis turned this obscure proposal into powerful propaganda.
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A Bird’s Eye View of Italy: The Alps-to-Africa Panorama from the 1850s
An extraordinary 19th-century panoramic illustration presents Italy from an impossible vantage point – as if viewed from high above the Alps, with the entire peninsula and Mediterranean Sea stretching toward the African continent.
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A Powerful Message in Black and White: The 1863 “Progress of the Union Armies” Broadside
Analysis of a remarkable 1863 Civil War propaganda broadside featuring an influential persuasive map that demonstrated Union territorial gains to boost Northern morale during a pivotal moment in the conflict.
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“Chart of part of the South Sea” (1770): A Landmark in Pacific Ocean Mapping
Step into the world of 18th-century exploration with this revolutionary 1770 chart of the South Sea – the first published map to show Australia’s eastern coastline and New Zealand’s complete outline. Created during Captain Cook’s first voyage, this remarkable document changed our understanding of the Pacific Ocean forever.
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The Bünting Cloverleaf Map: When Jerusalem Was the Center of the World
In the late 16th century, German theologian Heinrich Bünting created an extraordinary map that reimagined the world as a three-leaf clover with Jerusalem at its heart. This unusual map tells us much about how people viewed the world through a religious lens during the Renaissance period.
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Three Faces of Europe
Discover how Europe’s power dynamics shifted through three major conflicts in this rare Time Magazine propaganda map series from WWI to the Cold War.
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