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Perhaps the least-known of the four national saints’ days on the British Isles
This map excerpt of the environs of Jerusalem is strangely reminiscent of this one, showing Belgium partially submerged along ethnic lines. Both maps solve the seemingly intractible disputes inherent in […]
a stark illustration of the West Bank’s ongoing fragmentation
“The man of breeding never appears to abandon himself completely to his pleasures; even his manner of enjoyment is detached. It is the rustic boors who take all their pleasures […]
In the end, the Dutch went for the less ambitious drainage scheme of Cornelis Lely
Long dead and gone, the Rochester Subway lives on in the imagination - and on this map
The original map of Treasure Island was lost - if it still exists, it must surely be worth a fortune now...
A youngster in breeches and an elderly man with a scythe, both white and together looking rather vulnerable, are playing dice against a team of unreliable-looking Asians. The object of their […]
The US goes by the motto In God We Trust (but only since 1956, when it replaced the ‘unofficial’ motto, E pluribus unum). A motto (from the Italian word for […]
(click map to enlarge) A truism in geopolitics holds that “geography is destiny.” Maps don’t have to be so dramatically laden with meaning, though. In this case, geography is mere […]
n There’s some corner of an English field that is forever Australia. n This almost century-old chalk map of Oz, carved into a Wiltshire hillside, seems to validate the above […]
Gone are the days when crossing a border in Europe almost always meant having to change currencies. Converting guilders into Deutschmark, francs to pesetas, or whatsits into whatnots — all […]
The flight of the Freudenheims through the colourful crayons of their 11-year-old son Fritz
Was this map supposed to scare secessionist Virginia back into the Union?
Varanasi, supposedly founded by Shiva, draws a million pilgrims each year
As the Soviets move to rein in Yugoslavia, the US and UN strike back...
Could the urge to use bad puns as names for hair salons be universal?
Back in 1920, native-born Parisians were a minority in their own city