One hundred years ago Europe was in the grip of the Great War. Two years prior the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand by Serbian nationalist Gavrilo Princip ignited the war. The formal alliance system which brought stability for a generation failed. Instead of providing security through strength, the rigid entanglement… Read more“Map Monday, The Great War a hundred years on”
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Map Monday, World War 1 Dog Propaganda
asMost people think of maps as directional aids or topographic representations of data, but they can also serve as propaganda tools. Today’s feature is a British propaganda map from very early in WW1. It was originally printed by Johnson & Riddle, the printers for maps of the London underground, and… Read more“Map Monday, World War 1 Dog Propaganda”