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NB! · Archaeology · Geography · Maps
The Spread of Slavic Culture in the 4th to 7th Centuries
NB! · The East · Geography · Maps
The frontiers of Russia (the Fergana Region), China (Kashgaria) and the British possessions (Dardistan) met on a short stretch between the Hindu Kush and the Karakoram range
The frontiers of Russia (the Fergana Region), China (Kashgaria) and the British possessions (Dardistan) met on a short stretch between the Hindu Kush and the Karakoram range. Map of 1909
Geography · Maps · Observations
What If We Turned the Mediterranean Upside Down?
Sometimes one simply has to look from the other side
NB! · Geography · Maps · Observations · Society
There is much talk of the communist damage done to East Germany, which still cannot climb out of its economic hole
There is much talk of the communist damage done to East Germany, which still cannot climb out of its economic hole. Meanwhile, on this map the countries of Europe with a GDP per capita lower than that of present-day East Germany are marked in red
Architecture · Geography · Maps · Madrid
The Arab (Moorish) and the Christian Medieval City in Spain
The Arab (Moorish) and the Christian medieval city in Spain. An interesting piece of graphic work: the two cities are at once very alike and rather different. The Arab city strongly resembles Madrid/Majrit, whose plan is shown in the second image, and the reason is plain: Madrid is the
Geography · Maps · Monarchies · Humour
843: Charlemagne's empire must be divided among his three grandsons to avoid a succession crisis in the future
600 years later: Charlemagne's empire is a patchwork quilt of countless independent states at war with one another
NB! · Geography · Maps · Society
A Map Showing the Centres of African Resistance to European Colonisation
Faith · Art · Maps · Humour
Three Roads to Eternity: A French Map of 1825
Three Roads to Eternity: a French map of 1825. The journey to Heaven and Hell is based on verse 12 of chapter 7 of the Gospel of Matthew: "Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction,
Archive · Geography · Maps · Society
A little-known utopian map of Europe's arrangement after the First World War, from the anonymous 1920 pamphlet "The Central European Union: A Guide to Lasting Peace"
The author disputes the Treaty of Versailles and doubts that it will bring eternal peace and prosperity. The project gathers 24 European states under a single roof, as though anticipating the creation of the European Union. The borders of each country form a wedge, and all the wedges converge in
NB! · Archaeology · Geography · Maps
Map of Greek Possessions and Colonies in the Archaic Period, 8th–5th Centuries BC
NB! · Geography · Maps · Humour
The Route of Hannibal's Army during the Italian Campaign in 218 BC
The route of Hannibal's army during the Italian campaign in 218 BC. Just imagine: the elephants, too, made the whole journey