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Here is a map created in Paris in 1800 by cartographer Charles Francois Delemarche. It was created for an educational atlas for children, and this map appears to be a political map of Europe. Focussing on France, Delamarche shows the boundary of…

Counties shaded based on number of deaths/total population

In the language of Omeka/Neatline, the more formal term for a "blurb" is a narrative, or description. To add one to your exhibit: Select Neatline from the main dashboard Find the listing for your exhibit and click on "exhibit settings" Enter…

To create a point, line, or polygon associated with a record, open the record and select the "map" tab. Let's say you want to create 3 points for a single record (marking cities on your map, for example). Select "draw point" and click on the…

This layer shows the outlines of continents, both known and unknown. The only color on the map traces the known coasts of North America (yellow), Greenland and nearby land (green), and Asia (pink). The relatively unknown coasts of the land around…

Open your exhibit in editing mode. Click on the Plugins dropdown at the top of the editing panel and select the "SIMILE Timeline" option. Enter a date into the "Default Date" field. This is the date that the timeline will automatically focus on…

This map of Paris is a survey conducted in conducted between 1827 and 1836. It was drawn to scale by Theodore Jacoubet and is one of the last maps of a city drawn by an architect. The map is a collection of several sheets; each sheet accounts for…

This is a detailed survey map of the west half of Palestine. It represents the composite of 26 survey sheets. This map was useful to the British in their invasion of Palestine in WWI. It includes place names as well as pink shading for more densely…