Jewish Telegraphic Agency6 年
This map shows all of Europe’s remaining synagogues
(JTA) – A new British organization has created an incredible tool that should fascinate anyone remotely interested in European Jewish culture: an interactive map of all of the continent’s ...
The country that looks tiny on maps of Europe but is actually 12th largest in the world
"Although part of the North American continent, geopolitically the island is part of Europe," explains Nordic Corporation. It ...
Map Accurately Compares Size of Texas to Europe?
A map shared to social media in mid-October 2024 accurately compared the size of Texas to Europe. The map shared online moderately exaggerated the size of Texas; however it was more or less an ...
culture.pl6 年
The Map Is Not the Territory: How Satirists Charted Poland When It Wasn't on the Map
In the late 18th century, Poland disappeared from the political map of Europe and didn’t return until over a century later. But is the map the territory? Where was Poland when it wasn’t there? Culture ...
National Geographic news3 年
A Spy, a Map, and the Quest for Power in 16th-Century Europe
The journeys of 15th- and 16th-century European explorers are depicted on Cantino’s map including Vasco da Gama’s first voyage in search of a sea route to India (1497-99) and the “discovery ...