March 2011
February 2011
“As any honest geographer will readily admit, mapmaking cannot escape the...”
– Martin Jay, Downcast Eyes (via cartograp)
Visualized: Android activations mapped... →
simsian:
As a rule, if it includes interesting maps, I will love it.
Democracy in Africa [fr] →
Thanks for the submission, morninghabit!
A map of Africa by form of government, from the French magazine CARTO. The map key, in English:
Light green - Democratic state
Olive - Fragile democracy (diplomatic transition underway and/or democracy with authoritarian leanings)
Dark olive - Authoritarianism/nepotism/absence of elections
Black - Absence of government (Somalia)
Mapping in an Aeronautical World (from 1942)
Thanks for the submission, geographer-at-large!
A North Pole-centered map best shows relationships in an aeronautical world. Map from Renner, 1942, Figure 19. Human Geography in the Air Age (A Text for High School Students). http://geographer-at-large.blogspot.com/
