Disambiguating a commonly used term that is potentially culturally biased

(and several missed from 2019)

Well, new to me, at least!

It’s a good one.

Or, the Problems of Relying on an Edited Translation without Referring to the Original

An unequivocal statement of the idea that maps necessarily constitute “a god’s eye view” of the world

A fairly simple enquiry — how relevant is it to talk about the development and evolution of maps and mapping? — soon gets wrapped up in questions about the nature of “maps” and “mapping” and therefore how we define maps, cartography, map history, and map studies generally.

An essay on maps and games and diversions … for the History of Cartography Project’s outreach efforts

The “history of cartography” of the basins of the Black and Caspian seas by Xavier and Adèle Hommaire de Hell (1844–45)