Comparative Area in Invasion Planning
This map, from the Matthews-Northrup Global Atlas of the World at War (1944), has an interesting connection between my interest in comparative area symbols and wartime strategic atlases. As an…
Alexander Macomb Mason: Maps from 1870s Explorations of Darfur and Lake Albert
I have, for many years, been working on a biography of Alexander Macomb Mason. I won’t even try to begin relating his story here, but my research has given me…
Details on The President’s Globe
There have been several good articles written about "The President's Globe" made during WWII for President Roosevelt, including Arthur Robinson's 1997 article in Imago Mundi, Ryan Moore's blog post, and…
James Monteith Gravesite
I passed through Philadelphia as I was finishing up my article on James Monteith in Cartographic Perspectives and stopped by Laurel Hill Cemetery to see his grave. The cemetery staff…