Mapping History

What, or who, was Fougasse?

An illiustrated diversion that ends ~ of course ~ with the maps.

8 hrs ago

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WW2 Campaign Maps: Works of Bloody Art

Or, Why the Pretty Pictures Get the Likes, but STILL No One Asks “Who Made Those Maps?”

Oct 20

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Dickson? Dikson. Диксон.

Soviet mapping, German perceptions. A letter, from the Kara Sea.

Oct 11

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Montelimar: The What, The Where

What a Sketch Map Can Do, and A Big Map Cannot (quite so easily)

Oct 5

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Portugal. Whose map is it, anyway?

Lots of Portuguese WW2 propaganda maps, but were they made by Portugal?

Oct 2

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September 2026

Ortona: Where The Maps Made THE Difference

How Second-hand Maps Cost the Canadians Dearly in December 1943

Sep 25

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Symi: A Surreal Situation - Part I

Symi and its WW2 mapping, learning the terrain, Anders Lassen, Operation TENEMENT

Sep 22

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August 2026

Whatever Floats Your Dock

On a map of Valletta, a floating dock, and the difference between a map, a plan, and a chart.

Aug 24

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Where the Four Map Sheets Meet

On Slim’s note about maps, the Naga Hills, and mapping that still proves elusive.

Aug 6

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July 2026

Chapin: The Map Chap

Meet Robert M. Chapin Jr, who spent WW2 helping the world see a bigger picture — and then discover the bigger picture for this Substack, too.

Jul 27

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