https://mapdragons.com/2020/10/30/election-maps-are-everywhere-dont-let-them-fool-you/https://mapdragons.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/election_maps_nyt_tall.jpgelection_maps_NYT_tallhttps://mapdragons.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/election_maps_nyt_wide.jpgelection_maps_NYT_widehttps://mapdragons.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/election_maps_nyt.jpgelection_maps_NYT2021-01-21T01:50:38+00:00monthlyhttps://mapdragons.com/2021/01/13/marie-tharps-groundbreaking-maps-brought-the-seafloor-to-the-world/https://mapdragons.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/tharp_heezen_world_ocean_1977_featured_crop.jpgTharp_heezen_world_ocean_1977_featured_crop2021-01-21T01:49:48+00:00monthlyhttps://mapdragons.com/2020/01/08/mapping-the-segregation-of-minneapolis/2021-01-19T20:53:26+00:00monthlyhttps://mapdragons.com/2019/10/22/the-untold-story-of-the-secret-mission-to-seize-nazi-map-data-2/https://mapdragons.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/saalfeld-img019.jpgsaalfeld-img019https://mapdragons.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/saalfeld-img018.jpgsaalfeld-img018https://mapdragons.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/saalfeld-img015.jpgsaalfeld-img015https://mapdragons.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/saalfeld-img014.jpgsaalfeld-img014These photographs, taken by an Army officer, document some of the discoveries made by Hough’s team in and around Saalfeld, the German city where the Americans finally located the major map and data repository of the German Army. The Germans had hastily moved the invaluable materials from Berlin, stashing them in warehouses and other buildings lest they be destroyed by Allied bombs targeting the capital city. 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The railroad lines that further partitioned it can be seen crisscrossing the bay on the map. Courtesy of U.S. Coast Survey, NOAAhttps://mapdragons.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/1826_bpl_edited.jpg1826_BPL_editedhttps://mapdragons.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/boston_1775_revwarcrop.jpgBoston_1775_revwarcropA map of Boston in 1775 shows the dam that closed off Mill Pond, which was later filled in to make new land.https://mapdragons.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/1630_bpl_06_01_003290_crop.jpg1630_BPL_06_01_003290_cropBoston was established in 1630 on a relatively small piece of land—called Shawmut by Native Americans—that was connected to the mainland by a narrow neck.https://mapdragons.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/1630-mapworks_bpl_sm.jpg1630-MAPWORKS_BPL_smMuch of Boston’s coastline is man-made land. The original shoreline, from 1630, is visible in dark green on this map. Land made between 1630 and 1995 is light green. Courtesy of the Norman B. Leventhal Map Center, Boston Public Library; cartography by Heidt and Eliza McClennen, Mapworks.2019-11-24T01:11:09+00:00monthlyhttps://mapdragons.com/2017/02/22/adorable-maps-cartographers-made-as-kids/https://mapdragons.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/food_island-1.jpgFood_Island"Food Island" by Betsy Mason, age ~9https://mapdragons.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/jeff_allen_cityroll.jpgJeff_Allen_cityrollhttps://mapdragons.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/andy_woodruff_hawaii.jpgAndy_Woodruff_hawaii“Hawaii” by And Woodruff, age ~7https://mapdragons.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/mike_foster_maps2.jpgMike_Foster_maps2Three maps by Mike Foster, clockwise from upper left: “To Grandpa from Mike” age ~5, “Calumet City” age 9, “Webster” age 13https://mapdragons.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/eric_fischer_vacant-lot.jpgEric_Fischer_vacant-lot“Vacant Lot” by Eric Fischer, age ~7https://mapdragons.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/kristen_grady.jpgKristen_Grady“Andromada” by Kristen Grady, age 11https://mapdragons.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/food_island.jpgFood_Islandhttps://mapdragons.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/erik_steiner_wales.jpgErik_Steiner_wales“Wales” by Erik Steiner, age ~102019-11-24T00:44:58+00:00monthlyhttps://mapdragons.com/about/https://mapdragons.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/gm-photo-amazon-2-copy.jpgGM-photo-Amazon-2 copy2019-11-23T20:25:47+00:00weekly0.6https://mapdragons.com/2019/10/15/the-pioneering-maps-of-alexander-von-humboldt/https://mapdragons.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/wikicommons-geographie_der_pflanzen.jpgWikiCommons-Geographie_der_Pflanzenhttps://mapdragons.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/wikicommons-geographie_der_pflanzen_cropped.jpgWikiCommons-Geographie_der_Pflanzen_croppedhttps://mapdragons.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/wikicommons-humboldt-bonpland_chimborazo.jpgHumboldt und Bonpland am Fuß des Chimborazo in EcuadorGemälde / Öl auf Leinwand (1806) von Friedrich Georg Weitsch [1758 - 1828]<BR>Bildmass 163 x 226 cm<BR>Person: Alexander von Humboldt [1769 - 1859], Deutscher Naturforscher und Forschungsreisender<BR>Systematik: <BR>Personen / Gelehrte / Deutschland / Humboldt, A. v. / Reisenhttps://mapdragons.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/rumsey-johnston-atlas.jpgRumsey-Johnston-atlashttps://mapdragons.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/rumsey-humboldt-chimborazo-1.jpgRumsey-Humboldt-Chimborazohttps://mapdragons.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/nypl-isotherm.jpgNYPL-isotherm2019-11-23T19:24:21+00:00monthlyhttps://mapdragons.com/2017/01/28/how-the-u-s-air-force-mapped-the-world-at-the-dawn-of-the-cold-war/2019-11-23T00:44:17+00:00monthlyhttps://mapdragons.com/2015/07/18/inside-the-secret-world-of-russias-cold-war-mapmakers/https://mapdragons.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/nyc-crop-copy.jpgNYC-crop copy2019-11-23T00:30:54+00:00monthlyhttps://mapdragons.com/2018/10/08/a-500-year-old-map-used-by-columbus-reveals-its-secrets/https://mapdragons.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/porcupine-legend-small.jpgPorcupine-legend-smallhttps://mapdragons.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/panotti-text-small.jpgPanotti-text-smallhttps://mapdragons.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/ms-vs-regular-light-small.jpgMS-vs-regular-light-smallhttps://mapdragons.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/ms-text-detail.jpgMS text detailhttps://mapdragons.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/india-small.jpgindia-smallhttps://mapdragons.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/africa-small.jpgAfrica-small2019-11-23T00:27:39+00:00monthlyhttps://mapdragons.com/2017/05/05/how-advertisers-use-persuasive-maps/2019-11-23T00:06:43+00:00monthlyhttps://mapdragons.com/2018/10/30/when-mars-had-canals/https://mapdragons.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/p250_middle_schiaparelli_1891.jpgp250_middle_Schiaparelli_1891This 1891 map by Italian astronomer Giovani Schiaparelli shows waterways that appeared unnaturally straight, leading to speculation that they were artificial. (Source: A Popular Handbook and Atlas of Astronomy, by William Peck, 1891)https://mapdragons.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/p250_top_schiaparelli_1882.jpgp250_top_Schiaparelli_1882https://mapdragons.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/p248_proctor.jpgp248_ProctorBritish astronomer Richard Proctor compiled this map of Mars in 1867. Proctor interpreted the light and dark areas on Mars as continents and seas, which made the planet look similar to Earth and led people to wonder if it was also inhabited by intelligent beings. Source: Other Worlds Than Ours, by Richard Proctor, 1867https://mapdragons.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/p250_bottom_lowell_map.jpgp250_bottom_Lowell_mapPercival Lowell was a champion of the idea that the linear features on Mars were artificial canals built by intelligent Martians. His 1897 original manuscript resembles Schiaparelli’s later maps but contains many more canals. Lowell gave every one of the canals on his maps names including Phlegethon, Gigas, and Thermadon. (Source: Lowell Observatory Archiveshttps://mapdragons.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/p249_flammarion.jpgp249_FlammarionFrench astronomer Camille Flammarion’s 1884 map of Mars bears a resemblance to Proctor’s 1867 map, but it is also a clear predecessor to later maps by Giovanni Schiaparelli and Percival Lowell that led to speculation about the existence of artificial canals on Mars. Flammarion was a proponent of the idea that Mars was habitable. Source: Les Terres du Ciel, by Camille Flammarion, 1884.https://mapdragons.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/p251_usaf_map.jpgp251_USAF_map2019-11-22T23:46:39+00:00monthlyhttps://mapdragons.com/2018/11/16/why-your-mental-map-of-the-world-is-probably-wrong/2019-11-22T23:21:11+00:00monthlyhttps://mapdragons.com/2016/11/30/new-us-megaregions-map/2019-11-22T23:16:45+00:00monthlyhttps://mapdragons.com/2018/06/28/berann-national-parks-panoramas/https://mapdragons.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/photomapping-2-panel.jpgphotomapping-2-panelhttps://mapdragons.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/hiran-cartoon-2-panel.jpgHIRAN-cartoon-2-panelhttps://mapdragons.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/ground-station-setup.jpgground-station-setuphttps://mapdragons.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/globe.jpgglobe2019-11-22T23:14:57+00:00monthlyhttps://mapdragons.com/2017/08/29/these-are-the-cleverest-weirdest-mapping-ideas-ever-patented/2019-11-22T23:11:45+00:00monthlyhttps://mapdragons.com/2017/03/16/charles-minard-maps/https://mapdragons.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/minard_cottoncomposite_crop.jpgMinard_cottoncomposite_crop2019-11-22T23:02:29+00:00monthlyhttps://mapdragons.comdaily1.02021-01-21T01:50:38+00:00