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Adam’s Bridge Between India and Sri Lanka Before 1480

December 29, 2015 Leave a Comment

Adam's Bridge aka Rama's Bridge Between India and Sri Lanka Before 1480

Map found via reddit

The map above shows what Adam’s Bridge (aka Rama’s Bridge or Ram Setu) in the Palk Strait might have looked like prior to 1480 when it connected India and Sri Lanka.

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Filed Under: History Tagged With: India, Sri Lanka

1932 Map Featuring Countries of The Far East

December 6, 2015 1 Comment

1932 Map Featuring Countries of the Far East

Map created by the Geographical Publishing Co., 1932

The map above shows East Asia (aka The Far East) in 1932. It’s interesting both because of what is and what is not included.

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Filed Under: History

French Mandate for Syria and The Lebanon In 1922

December 3, 2015 2 Comments

French Mandate for Syria and the Lebanon, 1922

Map created by Don-kun via wikimedia

The map above shows the initial 6 states created by the French Mandate for Syria and the Lebanon granted by the League of Nations in 1922.

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Filed Under: History, Middle East Tagged With: Syria

CENTO: One of The Cold War’s Weirdest & Least Successful Alliances

October 21, 2015 Leave a Comment

CENTO: One of The Cold War's Weirdest & Least Successful Alliances

Map of the Central Treaty Organization’s (CENTO) member states

The Central Treaty Organization (CENTO), also known as the Baghdad Pact or the Middle East Treaty Organization (METO), was one of Cold War’s weirdest and ultimately least successful alliances. This was largely the result of the improbable quintet of nations making up the Organization: Iran, Iraq, Pakistan, Turkey, and the United Kingdom.

Yet an alliance made up of these unlikely allies is not the only interesting thing to note about CENTO.

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Filed Under: History, Middle East

An Incredibly Detailed Map of the Roman Empire At Its Height in 211AD

September 24, 2015 25 Comments

An Incredibly Detailed Map of the Roman Empire in 211 CE

Map created by Sardis Verlag

The map above is one of the most detailed and interesting maps of the Roman Empire you’ll likely find online. It shows what the Empire looked like in 211 CE (aka 211 AD) at the end of the reign of Septimius Severus.

There lots of really cool things to point out about the map itself. For example:

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Filed Under: History Tagged With: roman empire

Where Germans Voted For The Nazis in 1933

September 13, 2015 2 Comments

1933 German Elections results in which the Nazis got the most votes

Map created by Korny78 via Wikimedia

One important fact to remember about that the Nazis is that they were originally democratically elected into office. The map above shows where National Socialist German Workers Party (Nazi) support was the highest in the election of March 3rd, 1933.

It would turn out to be the last somewhat “free,” multi-party German election held across all of Germany until December 2nd, 1990, after German reunification.

However, it’s also important to note that while the Nazis won the most seats in 1933, they did not win a majority of them or the popular vote.

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Filed Under: Germany, History Tagged With: election

1853 Japanese Map Of The World By Suido Nakajima

September 6, 2015 4 Comments

1853 Japanese Map Of The World By Suido Nakajima

Map created by Suido Nakajima found via reddit.

The map above is interesting not because it looks beautiful, which it does, but because of where and when it was published.

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Filed Under: History, World Maps

Roman Empire GDP Per Capita Map Shows That Romans Were Poorer Than Any Country in 2015

May 4, 2015 11 Comments

Per capita GDP in Roman times according to maddison 1990 ppp dollars

Map by the NEP-HIS Blog, found via Reddit.

What a difference 2,000 years makes. The map above shows the GDP per capita in 14AD of the various provinces of the Roman Empire in 1990 PPP Dollars. On average, the GDP per capita across the whole Empire, was only $570.

This would make the average Roman in 14AD poorer than the average citizen of every single one of the world’s countries in 2015.

Wondering how that’s possible? Then keep reading to find out.

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Filed Under: History Tagged With: roman empire

Colonial Africa On The Eve of World War I

April 30, 2015 7 Comments

Africa in 1914

Map created by reddit user whiplashoo21

The map above shows how the African continent was divided in 1914 just before the outbreak of World War I. By this time, European powers controlled 90% of the continent with only Abyssinia (Ethiopia) and Liberia retaining independence.

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Filed Under: Africa, History Tagged With: colonialism, war

What If the Mongol Empire Reunited….?

April 20, 2015 10 Comments

Mongol Empire Reunited

Map created by reddit user Trapper777_

The Mongol Empire was the largest contiguous land based empire in history. So what would a modern Mongol state look like today if it hadn’t disappeared?

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Filed Under: Fictional, History Tagged With: Mongol

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