See online physical and historical maps of Europe:
http://www.euratlas.com
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Maps of Europe
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Kåre
Re: Maps of Europe
On Sun, 04 Dec 2005 13:09:28 +0100, Tito <zola@hispeed.ch> wrote:
Interesting. So North Africa is considered a part of Europe. But
Finland, most of Norway and Sweden and Northern Russia are not
considered parts of Europe.
Central-European-Chauvinism?
Yours,
--
Kåre A. Lie
http://www.lienet.no/
Interesting. So North Africa is considered a part of Europe. But
Finland, most of Norway and Sweden and Northern Russia are not
considered parts of Europe.
Central-European-Chauvinism?
Yours,
--
Kåre A. Lie
http://www.lienet.no/
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Nathaniel Taylor
Re: Maps of Europe
In article <4ks812peci8noqr5sktj9re2eidfp2i70r@4ax.com>,
Kåre <adressen.finnes@paa.hjemmesiden> wrote:
Perhaps! I find this particular group of maps (made in Switzerland) to
be excellent, though of course with limitations. I have used them as
teaching tools for some years now, especially in the context of surveys
of ancient and medieval European history focusing on the Mediterranean
basin and the relationship of Christian and Islamic states (e.g., the
Crusades). It looks like this atlas began with a classical (Roman
Empire) focus--did you see the map of the city of Rome AD 100?--and
therefore the geographic scope of the main area is pretty logical. Yes,
everything above Lat. 60 N is omitted, and states are
overly-optimistically shown as unified entities (e.g., Holy Roman
Empire, France prior to Capetian internal conquest, etc.). And I have
had to sharpen the color contrasts on most of the maps to make them
clearer for large-scale projection in a not-fully-darkened room. But
they are useful & very handy.
Nat Taylor
a genealogist's sketchbook:
http://home.earthlink.net/~nathanieltaylor/leaves/
Kåre <adressen.finnes@paa.hjemmesiden> wrote:
On Sun, 04 Dec 2005 13:09:28 +0100, Tito <zola@hispeed.ch> wrote:
See online physical and historical maps of Europe:
http://www.euratlas.com
Interesting. So North Africa is considered a part of Europe. But
Finland, most of Norway and Sweden and Northern Russia are not
considered parts of Europe.
Central-European-Chauvinism?
Perhaps! I find this particular group of maps (made in Switzerland) to
be excellent, though of course with limitations. I have used them as
teaching tools for some years now, especially in the context of surveys
of ancient and medieval European history focusing on the Mediterranean
basin and the relationship of Christian and Islamic states (e.g., the
Crusades). It looks like this atlas began with a classical (Roman
Empire) focus--did you see the map of the city of Rome AD 100?--and
therefore the geographic scope of the main area is pretty logical. Yes,
everything above Lat. 60 N is omitted, and states are
overly-optimistically shown as unified entities (e.g., Holy Roman
Empire, France prior to Capetian internal conquest, etc.). And I have
had to sharpen the color contrasts on most of the maps to make them
clearer for large-scale projection in a not-fully-darkened room. But
they are useful & very handy.
Nat Taylor
a genealogist's sketchbook:
http://home.earthlink.net/~nathanieltaylor/leaves/
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Kåre
Re: Maps of Europe
On Sun, 12 Mar 2006 19:49:30 GMT, Nathaniel Taylor
<nathanieltaylor@earthlink.net> wrote:
Yes, they are interesting, and seem to be good - which makes it even
more disappointing to see that the map-makers have such a peculiar
concept of which areas constitute 'Europe'.
Best regards,
--
Kåre A. Lie
http://www.lienet.no/
<nathanieltaylor@earthlink.net> wrote:
In article <4ks812peci8noqr5sktj9re2eidfp2i70r@4ax.com>,
Kåre <adressen.finnes@paa.hjemmesiden> wrote:
On Sun, 04 Dec 2005 13:09:28 +0100, Tito <zola@hispeed.ch> wrote:
See online physical and historical maps of Europe:
http://www.euratlas.com
Interesting. So North Africa is considered a part of Europe. But
Finland, most of Norway and Sweden and Northern Russia are not
considered parts of Europe.
Central-European-Chauvinism?
Perhaps! I find this particular group of maps (made in Switzerland) to
be excellent, though of course with limitations. I have used them as
teaching tools for some years now, especially in the context of surveys
of ancient and medieval European history focusing on the Mediterranean
basin and the relationship of Christian and Islamic states (e.g., the
Crusades). It looks like this atlas began with a classical (Roman
Empire) focus--did you see the map of the city of Rome AD 100?--and
therefore the geographic scope of the main area is pretty logical. Yes,
everything above Lat. 60 N is omitted, and states are
overly-optimistically shown as unified entities (e.g., Holy Roman
Empire, France prior to Capetian internal conquest, etc.). And I have
had to sharpen the color contrasts on most of the maps to make them
clearer for large-scale projection in a not-fully-darkened room. But
they are useful & very handy.
Nat Taylor
a genealogist's sketchbook:
http://home.earthlink.net/~nathanieltaylor/leaves/
Yes, they are interesting, and seem to be good - which makes it even
more disappointing to see that the map-makers have such a peculiar
concept of which areas constitute 'Europe'.
Best regards,
--
Kåre A. Lie
http://www.lienet.no/