Daily Archives: September 19, 2010

Fun Cartogram Webpage

Posted on September 19, 2010 by Navigating Maps

Given our consideration of ‘meta-geographies’ with Lewis and Wigen, this webpage, called Worldmapper, provides yet another interesting way to map some generalizable properties of nation-states; with cartograms. These maps are really striking. For example, this map scales countries relative to … Continue reading →

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Map makes the Economist cover (Sept. 11)

Posted on September 19, 2010 by Navigating Maps

A little bit late, but I thought this economist cover was interesting given our discussion of maps and nationhood/identity coming this week. The associated article and special report: Nobody’s backyard: Latin America’s new promise—and the need for a new attitude … Continue reading →

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