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Maps That Will Help You Make Sense Of The World
Maps That Will Help You Make Sense Of The World - will need to censor some if in classroom
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"How Africa Would Look Like if its Borders Were Defined By Ethnicity and Language. By George Peter Murdock,1959"
21 Maps That Will Change How You Think About Britain
21 Maps That Will Change How You Think About Britain
The Powerful 1940 Map That Depicts America as a Nation of Immigrants
"America—A Nation of One People From Many Countries," by Emma Bourne published in 1940 by the Council Against Intolerance in America.
Hand drawn map of Midtown Manhattan from 1890
Partial section of a hand-drawn map of Midtown Manhattan. From the American Gilded Age era, in NYC, c.1890. ~ {cwl}
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In medieval Europe, there were two main “royal highways” – Via Regia and Via Imperii – these were designated routes in the Holy Roman Empire that afforded protection to travelers in return for tolls collected for the emperor, who had the duty to maintain the roads.
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Chinese Map of the Eastern Hemisphere, 1799
Medieval
Map of Constantinople by Florentine cartographer Cristoforo Buondelmonte. Prior to the Turkish conquest in 1453. Modern-day Istanbul, Turkey.