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Renaissance Maps at the American Museum in Bath
The American Museum and Gardens in Bath, England has a collection of Renaissance maps that came to them from the private collection of the museum’s co-founder, Dallas Pratt. This collection was the subject of an… More

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Exonym Atlas
An exonym is a place name used by outsiders—for example, English speakers using Germany for Deutschland. The Exonym Atlas explores how other languages name countries and groups those names by usage. Fascinating to see the… More

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A Patient Gulf of Mexico Explainer
It’s been more than a year since I last posted about the “Gulf of America” nonsense, but here’s something new to share: a video from World Maps Online in which Paul explains why his maps… More

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A Chronology of Ocean Floor Maps
One chapter in James Cheshire’s Library of Lost Maps (reviewed here) is dedicated to the maps of the ocean floor created by Bruce Heezen and Marie Tharp. A new post on the book’s website now… More

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Did Geo Know?
Maps.com has launched a series of short videos on YouTube. “Did Geo Know? explores interesting geographic phenomena through the lens of maps. These animated shorts cover everything from the world’s tallest waterfalls and youngest islands to the longest place names and borders visible…

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