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The map shown here, produced by Yurii Izrael', who was also in charge of producing Soviet contamination maps, was produced a year after the larger Soviet maps in this exhibit. However, it shows a subtle but unmistakeable political shift for the…
JoseR
This is the first U.S. weather map. In his accompanying report, Espy states that the committee received back 50 responses from the 250 circulars it sent out to different parts of the United States and Canada regarding this notable storm. The map…
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The principal phases of a storm at once. Provided here are the names and city/state locations of all of the “meteorological correspondents” who provided the data exhibited in Espy's charts. Shown here is the position and extent of a storm at a…
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John Cary was a well known, well respected, and well-trusted cartographer in Britain in the later 18th century and early 19th century. In this map which he produced in 1804, he produces an extremely detailed map of the Netherlands and Northern…
JoseR
This map shows what is referred to as the first scientific study of a tornado’s path and the first conclusive proof that tornadoes are an inward, upward, and onward moving column of air. In his article, Chappelsmith notes that people living five…
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This map produced by the North Carolina State Advertising Division illustrates the recreational opportunities of Western North Carolina. The Great Smoky Mountains and Blue Ridge Mountains form the geographic boundaries of the region; there are no…
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Polar projection of the world
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This 1934 pictorial map was created by the Kellogg Company. The titular "Gifts of Nature" refers to agricultural plenty, but the map also depicts historical sites, industry, and Native American tribes. Also shown are railroad lines, migration routes,…
