Strange Maps — July 23, 2010

366 – World War II: If Maps Could Fight

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A humorous, cartography-centred look at the course of World War II, as devised by cartoon artist Angus McLeod. Thanks to Luka Rejec and Chris Medcraft for finding it here on the website Deviant Art and sending it in.

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