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Ancient map shows continents that no longer exist

Unearthing the mysteries of our planet’s past, ancient maps offer a unique window into the world as it once was, depicting ...
Time

A History of the World in Twelve Maps

<br>In 150 AD, the Greek scholar Claudius Ptolemy wrote a textbook entitled the <i>Geography, </i>which earned him the title ‘The Father of Geography’. Drawing on nearly a thousand years of classical ...
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Interactive Map Lets You Explore The History Of Anywhere On Earth

What if you could travel through time and watch history unfold, one era at a time? With TimeMap.org, you can do just that—no time machine required. This interactive history map lets you dive into the ...
Popular Mechanics

The World Map You’ve Known Forever Is Wrong—and Africa Wants to Redraw It

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: The African Union has started an effort to oust the Mercator projection map and replace it with what it says is a more accurately drawn map. The 16 ...
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Maps, History and Power: The Spaces and Cultures of the Past

This course is available on the MA in Asian and International History (LSE and NUS), MA in Modern History, MSc in Empires, Colonialism and Globalisation, MSc in History of International Relations, MSc ...
BBC

Animated Map: Battle of the Somme

The Battle of the Somme was one of the most significant campaigns of World War One, as the Allied forces attempted to break through the German front line in northern France, 1916. This interactive map ...