Comments on: Birth of a Nation and Other Famous Maps http://historiarum.org/2007/09/18/birth-of-a-nation-and-other-famous-maps/ Thoughts on Digital Media and History Sat, 22 Nov 2008 04:38:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Chris King http://historiarum.org/2007/09/18/birth-of-a-nation-and-other-famous-maps/#comment-3865 Chris King Sat, 22 Sep 2007 19:33:40 +0000 http://historiarum.org/2007/09/18/birth-of-a-nation-and-other-famous-maps/#comment-3865 There's great insight here on the similarity of text and maps! Nice work, Ken. I think that's an important part of maps that we need to remember as we roll up our sleeves and get deeper into the mechanics of map making. Also, kudos for finding the Standard Oil map! Not only is that a great piece of history, but it's a fantastic example of what zoomify affords us! Being able to see the whole map and then zoom down to a level to read all of the fine print is going to be an important technique we'll need to master. There’s great insight here on the similarity of text and maps! Nice work, Ken. I think that’s an important part of maps that we need to remember as we roll up our sleeves and get deeper into the mechanics of map making.

Also, kudos for finding the Standard Oil map! Not only is that a great piece of history, but it’s a fantastic example of what zoomify affords us! Being able to see the whole map and then zoom down to a level to read all of the fine print is going to be an important technique we’ll need to master.

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