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One of the best map legends I've ever seen
From a French colonial atlas on the Mekong River.
Jan 12
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The dangers of alcoholism for children
The Finnish illustrator Akseli Einola's board series for schools from 1928.
Jan 5
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The Cabinet in 2025
Your favourite articles, my favourites from others + plans for 2026.
Dec 22, 2025
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Christmas edition: unique pieces from the box
Things that didn't fit into the year, but you may never have seen them.
Dec 15, 2025
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Squaring the nation - two strange Hungarian cartograms from 1902
The first equal square mosaic tile maps.
Dec 8, 2025
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Not just pretty pictures: interview with Michael Friendly
Dec 4, 2025
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Pie chart frenzy from Brazil
Nov 24, 2025
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The coolest school posters from Sweden
Nov 17, 2025
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Moving past superficial histories: interview with RJ Andrews
Oct 23, 2025
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Not just pretty pictures: interview with Michael Friendly
The Curious Cabinet #2
Dec 4, 2025
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Breaking monotony with patterns from the Philippines
The solution of the "Atlas of Philippine Statistics" from 1939.
Dec 1, 2025
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Pie chart frenzy from Brazil
The illustrations of the "Little Atlas of Coffee" from the early 1940s.
Nov 24, 2025
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The coolest school posters from Sweden
The Swedish Banking Association's educational series from the post-war period.
Nov 17, 2025
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Helping those with maps who live in remote areas
The Australian Inland Mission's stunning cartographic work between 1922 and 1970.
Nov 10, 2025
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The failure of marriage in the first photoviz
Marriage statistics on photomontages from 1899.
Nov 3, 2025
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A rare graphic method on high
A spectacular map using "Sten de Geer method" in an Austrian regional atlas.
Oct 27, 2025
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Moving past superficial histories: interview with RJ Andrews
The Curious Cabinet #1.
Oct 23, 2025
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A small step towards Isotype's logic
József Kőrösy's statistical graphic through the multiplication of building parts.
Oct 20, 2025
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