Jun

01st 2008

Grand Tour of Rome

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University of Oregon recently announced the unveiling of “Grand Tour of Rome”, an interactive mapping web site that takes the visitor back to 18th century Rome.  The project is the culmination of a two-year grant from the Getty Foundation:

“Imago Urbis: Giuseppe Vasi’s Grand Tour of Rome” presents an innovative geographic database and Web site that brings to life the work of two 18th century masters of Rome’s urban and architectural treasures: Giambattista Nolli (1701-1756), who published the first accurate map of Rome (La Pianta Grande di Roma, 1748); and his contemporary, Giuseppe Vasi (1710-1782), whose comprehensive views of the city and its monuments from 1747-1761, can be precisely located and explored by using the Nolli map as a reference.

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Apr

05th 2008

Inflated Views

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The Cartophilia blog has some interesting maps showing the inflated views of selected states around the United States.  All of the maps show the inflated views of each states self-importance.  Each map shows a distorted view of the rest of the United States with the subject state shown larger than life.

Feb

06th 2008

Census Atlas of the United States

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atlascover.jpgAvailable in PDF format, the Census Atlas of the United States is the first comprehensive atlas produced by the United States Census Bureau in over 80 years.  The Atlas contains almost 800 maps which look at a range of cultural and socio-economic issues “ranging from language and ancestry characteristics to housing patterns and the geographic distribution of the population.”  The atlas can be downloaded by chapters which are arranged by subject matter.  If you don’t want to go through the trouble of downloading and printing out the 300 pages of statistics and maps you can always  from the U.S. Government Bookstore.

Jan

21st 2008

Mapping the Primary Race

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With the United States presidential primaries so competitive for both the Democratic and Republican parties, it’s no surprise that some sites are using mapping to help understand the preference by state and county across the country. The Electoral Map is a relatively new blog that looks at politics and geography. Political Maps with the byline “Political News as told by maps” also tracks the primaries from a mapping perspective. With the candidates seeming to show up in a new state every hour, Slate.com has an interesting Google mashup showing where presidential candidates are campaigning.  At the top of the mashup is a slider to tighten or broaden the timeline mapped. A legend on the right allows you to choose which candidates are mapped. The Google LatLong Blog also has a post with additional mapping resources.

Dec

13th 2007

Neighborhood Posters

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The way different artists view their environments is always fascinating.  ORK Posters was started by Jenny Beorkrem, a graphic designer who was looking for a neighborhood Chicago poster but couldn’t find any that appealed to her.  Using a modern typesetting, ORK Posters visualize neighborhoods in Chicago, Brooklyn, Manhattan, San Francisco and Boston through the use of type of varying sizes fitted like a puzzle into the shape of the area.  

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Dec

04th 2007

500 Year Old Map Naming America on Display

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The oldest map using the name America will go on permanent display on December 13th at the Library of Congress.  The Library acquired the 1507 Waldseemüller Map of the World map for $10 million (purchase completed in 2003).  In addition to being the first map to use the annotation “America”, it is also significant for being the first map to show both the Western hemisphere and the Pacific Ocean as separate.  The map was printed on twelve separate sheets from wood blocks and assembled, has a dimension of more than 4 1/2 feet by 8 feet.

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Oct

31st 2007

Maps of War

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As can be discerned from its title, the Maps of War site features dynamic maps on the subjects of war, occupation and other turbulent times around the world. All maps have link and embed code as well as a download section to access flash and powerpoints. In addition to the hosted maps, the site features an extensive library tracking war related maps around the Internet on such current conflicts as Iraq, the Middle East and Darfur.


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