Thanks so much for sharing!  One of our geography professors makes a class assignment where students have to find examples of “weird” maps.  This will be a good resource to share with them.

Gwen Curtis

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From: Maps-L: Map Librarians, etc. [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of PJ Mode
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With apologies for cross posting and self-serving . . .

It occurred to me recently that some participants here might be unaware of, and have an interest in, the persuasive map website that I've put up in cooperation with Cornell University. This site now makes available to the public my collection of more than 800 examples of persuasive cartography, maps intended primarily to influence opinions or beliefs - to send a message - rather than to communicate geographic information. 

The website provides general background on the subject and links to downloadable, high-resolution images with my notes on each map. Cornell has implemented an excellent image browser with a robust search function. The collection itself reflects a variety of persuasive tools, including allegorical, satirical and pictorial mapping; selective inclusion; unusual use of projections, color, graphics and text; and intentional deception. Maps in the collection address a very wide range of messages: religious, political, military, commercial, moral and social. 

I hope you find this useful - or at least fun.

PJ Mode

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