It portrays the Kerry-voting states joining Canada rather than suffering another four years of George W. One particular example that springs to mind is the 1507 Waldseemueller map, the first one to show the New World as a separate continent and the first to label it with its present name, “America.” One of the rare surviving copies was sold to the Library of Congress for a whopping $10 million in 2003.Ī recent example of a map with a big impact, although the effect was sarcastic rather than serious, was the Jesusland map (also in the book), which became an internet meme overnight after George W. The “next generation” of maps, for the first time clearly showing that the world was wider than the T-O model, are obviously equally influential. The O represented the presumed circularity of the then-known world, surrounded by the Ocean, and the T stood for the three continents (Africa, Asia, and Europe) conjoined in a single point, the center of the world: Jerusalem. Saint Isidore‘s T-O map, for example, devised in the 6th century, formed the basis for Europe’s world view for most of the next millennium. But there definitely are a few that have determined the course of history. I don’t think you can point to any single map and say: this is the most important map ever.
The tiny trickle leaking out of Russia compared to the massive arrow going in is as horrifying an indictment as any of the madness and human cost of war.
One of those is the size of Napoleon’s army, represented by 1 millimeter for every 10,000 soldiers. It is a marvel of data presentation, combining six different sets of information. Minard‘s map of Napoleon‘s ill-advised Russian campaign, also discussed in my book. So yes, maps and the particular way in which they present information can be very influential indeed.Īnother stark example is Dr. Dr Snow’s research helped create the discipline of epidemiology.
By eliminating certain pumps, cholera cases were reduced dramatically. His cartographic juxtaposition of cholera outbreaks and water sources showed the link between a contaminated water supply and the prevalence of the disease.
John Snow‘s mid-19th-century cholera maps. One of the best examples of cartography with a cause are Dr. To rephrase that cartographically: a map is worth a thousand statistics. They say a picture is worth a thousand words.
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