Cartography from WW2. United States of Secrets part 2.

World War 2 required a revolution in the way maps were done. They had to be more exact… more specific. I personally think all maps are actually artwork. These Maps from WW2 are beautiful in my opinion. http://www.newrepublic.com/article/117835/richard-edes-harrison-reinvented-mapmaking-world-war-2-americans Some of my favorite album artwork and other things I found in my pictures. […]

Your cell phone is giving you up••••Cartography•••••••Europa supports life?•••••

The graphic I was going to do something different and most likely will anyhow. I thought this was so alarming I should post my thoughts as well as the article. The single best thing that ever happened to intelligence agencies was the cell phone. Your phone constantly gives up its location to satellites even if […]

Link of the day. Interesting maps.

Saw this on the Washington Post this morning and thought it was interesting. I am a big fan of data visualization and maps. We have both combined here… Here is a taste followed by the link. infographic from the 30’s Washington Post maps Washington Post maps Bonus Maps I had from Wired Magazine more maps […]

Map or Infographic of the day plus update on Blackwater. Plus two interesting pdf’s.

Just as I argued in this post. Blackwater often did jobs the CIA/JSOC were hesitant to do. “”””””””””But the most noteworthy thing about the largely failed prosecution wasn’t the outcome. It was the tens of thousands of pages of documents—some declassified—that the litigation left in its wake. These documents illuminate Blackwater’s defense strategy—and it’s a fascinating one: […]

Map or Infographic of the day

Have had my hands tied with time. Will post the cryptography research tomorrow… I ran across a link that shows cyber attacks in more or less real time. http://www.sicherheitstacho.eu/ I personally thought it was interesting. My map of the day is “The Jerseys” from 1777. Just a few years before I was born. It […]

Map or Infographic of the Day.

Got several things for you today.. I am not sure of the validity of this document. I have provided a second piece of evidence in which there is no doubt it is legitimate. I am not offering my thoughts or consequences (as I see them) until I can think about it further. If true […]

Map or Infographic of the day.

Here is a county map of the US circa 1860. Desciption on the LOC (Library of Congress) website. “””””””””””July 4, 1861 Magnus’s county map of the United States, showing the forts, railroads,canals, and navigable waters.Enlarge On April 15, 1861, President Abraham Lincoln issued a proclamation calling for the initial raising of 75,000 militia to begin […]

More maps (cartography)

I have always loved old maps and think they are beautiful pieces of art and actually tell us a lot about our history as well as other peoples history and views on the world at large. Boston. New England The World circa 1587. Celestial Map of the Heavens. Fools […]

San Francisco 1914

Interesting Map of Washington DC

Very unusual map of Washington DC