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An art, research and media project investigating the role of landscape imagery in international conflict through drawing events at militarized sites and publications.

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Imagining Global War: Popular Cartography during World War II

September 2, 2014 Tatsiana Zhurauliova

A look at American cartographic representations of WWII Europe, providing historical context for understanding our conception of global space.

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In Historical, Guest Contribution, Origins, EU Border Tags World War II, Cartography, EU Border

Drawing a Line: Encounters with the U.S.-Mexico Border

November 13, 2012 Susanna Newbury
David Taylor, Boundary Monument No. 210, 2009. From the series Working the Line. Archival inkjet print, 31 x 24 in. | Photo courtesy of David Taylor

David Taylor, Boundary Monument No. 210, 2009. From the series Working the Line. Archival inkjet print, 31 x 24 in. | Photo courtesy of David Taylor

Susanna Newbury examines the history of the U.S./Mexico border and its geopolitical importance to the United States.

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In Guest Contribution, Historical Tags US/Mexico Border, Border Patrol, San Diego, Cartography

Drawing with Satellites: Tracing Landscapes With a Mission

October 9, 2012 Hillary Mushkin
Project Haiti, screen shot | Courtesy of OpenStreetMap

Project Haiti, screen shot | Courtesy of OpenStreetMap

Incendiary Traces considers crisis mapping as another form of visualization that can help us, as ordinary citizens, understand seemingly remote wars.

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Tags Northrop Grumman, Redondo Beach, C4ISR, Cartography

The Naval Gaze: (Sub)tropical Fantasies and Imperial Pacific Landscapes

August 14, 2012 Hillary Mushkin
Detail of Map of California shown as an island, Joan Vinckeboons, 1650 | Courtesy of Geography and Map Division, Library of Congress

Detail of Map of California shown as an island, Joan Vinckeboons, 1650 | Courtesy of Geography and Map Division, Library of Congress

Hillary Mushkin examines early European representations of the Southern California coast.

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In Historical Tags Pacific, San Clemente Island, US Navy, Cartography

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