Subscribe to this blog’s feed Images of 1507 Waldseemuller map: Jim Young/Reuters, Brazilbrazil.com. It may betray me as a nerd, but I’ll confess: I have an affinity for maps. Most geography majors will admit a certain childhood fascination with maps as underlying, at least in part, their eventual decision to specialize in the discipline. Many non-geographers are equally appreciative of these diagrams of the world. … Continue reading Maps: It’s all about perspective (and sometimes politics)