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This 1862 map shows the very beginnings of Antarctic exploration. That point James Weddell reached in 1823 was the farthest south a ship had ever been. 88 years later - - Amundsen became the first person to reach the South Pole.
https://t.co/pypZzd7wuc
day 14

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2017-12-14

On details from an 1848 Zoological Map. Published 10 years before Darwin’s ‘On the Origin of the Species’, they show what Europeans knew of the world's fauna in the mid 19th century.
Day 10 of our - Africa
https://t.co/EREQ1kefvA

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2017-12-10

Brrrr... Storm Caroline has arrived! 💨 Day 7 and we’re opening the arctic door on our with a detail of Bartholomew’s map - Storm Tracks & Frequency from his 1920 world atlas.
See these colourful climate at https://t.co/GY1jGxgvhu

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2017-12-07

For Day 5 of our - and - a detail of the Indian Ocean from this 1923 map of the world's Sailing Ship Routes (note how routes change according to the time of year).
https://t.co/4E8iS6FkZp

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2017-12-05

day 1. Everyone loves reindeers at Christmas! This 1937 Map shows the extent of reindeer herding from Alaska to Siberia. Despite differences in landscapes & cultures it’s still practiced almost identically wherever it is found.
https://t.co/wN3gMcfoEV

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2017-12-01

Mapping the Borders launches *tomorrow* with an afternoon of talks. Hear academics & artists, whose work brings new perspectives to the Borders.
Sat 18 Nov (2-5:30pm). MacArts, Bridge Street,
https://t.co/TmV2I5qfH0

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2017-11-17

Ever wonder what abbreviations on old O.S. maps stand for? This list should help... https://t.co/uPe6hVzms7

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2017-10-20

Explore the secret lives of animals with these marvelous maps https://t.co/MMHosXvPGO via

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2017-10-11

We bet many kettles were boiled 1952, when it was announced that tea would no longer be rationed.
Map of tea districts of India, 1897

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2017-10-03