Global view maps show the Earth’s curved surface as if seen from space. Spheres of Influence, an exhibition curated by California Map Society Student Exhibition Contest winner Champ Turner, traces the evolving uses of this unique type of map.
The global view map emerged in the 1930s and rose to prominence during the turbulent events of the mid-20th century. Widely published in magazines and newspapers, these maps use persuasive visual language to interpret complex international conflicts for the general public. Their emergence coincided with the rise of long-distance air travel and a changing perception of global security. Introduced to a mass audience by cartographer Richard Edes Harrison and rapidly adopted by his contemporaries, the global view countered the prevailing sense of American isolation and challenged audiences to reconsider the relative proximity of international allies and adversaries.
Using the global view map has allowed cartographers to wield significant influence over the narrative of global conflicts throughout the twentieth century. In this exhibition, we invite you to examine how cartographers, publications, and governments used the global view to inform, persuade and subtly shape our sense of place in the world.
This exhibition is also available to view digitally.Venue: David Rumsey Map CenterURL: https://events.stanford.edu/event/spheres-of-influence-proje[...]
This small exhibition is devoted to the representation of Gaul and of Roman roads through ancient maps. It is organised by the Gallo-Roman Museum of Waudrez, located on the ancient road leading from Bavay to Cologne (Vodgoriacum on Peutinger’s table).
The accompanying catalogue is remarkable; it reproduces all maps in large size (35x27 cm) and provides QR codes to access high-resolution copies (25 EUR).URL: https://statioromana.org/index.php/news-2/
This exhibit explores how the British, Ottoman and American empires documented the human and non-human geography, resources, and landscapes of the Persian Gulf and Arabian Peninsula in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. It features historical maps and artifacts from the collections of the Branner Earth Sciences Library and the David Rumsey Map Center alongside cartographic visualizations created by the OpenGulf research collective.
Featured materials include maps derived from a dataset collected from the British Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf, Arabia, and Oman created using QGIS, including the map of mentions of date palms displayed here. By placing these historical materials and contemporary analyses in conversation, we uncover a genealogy of geographical thinking alongside the power structures embedded in imperial and colonial record-keeping. This exhibit aims to illustrate and critically engage the breadth, depth, and nature of colonial and imperial knowledge production regarding the Persian Gulf and Arabian Peninsula, highlighting its varied expressions in texts, maps, and charts.
This exhibition is also available to view digitally.Venue: Mitchell Earth Sciences, Branner Earth Sciences Library & Map Collections
