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IN SPACEMAPS / ANDREW RHODES

Lakes and islands shown at a common scale, with labeled blue lake shapes and green island shapes.

World & geopolitics

Lakes and Islands Compared

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Oblique relief view of the Baltic Sea and Scandinavia.

Maritime & security

The Baltic Sea in Perspective

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Blue relief map of the southeastern United States marking places mentioned in Jason Isbell songs.

Places & perspectives

Alabama Pines: Places in Jason Isbell's Songs

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Overlaid maps of Normandy and Taiwan comparing coastlines, terrain, and approach routes.

World & geopolitics

Normandy and Taiwan Compared

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Dark Baltic Sea map showing bright shipping routes and population concentrations.

Maritime & security

Baltic Sea Population and Shipping

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North Atlantic map marking Allied shipping losses during World War II with yellow points.

Maritime & security

Allied Shipping Losses in the North Atlantic

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Dark map of the East Coast of the United States from Norfolk to New York showing shipping routes and coastal waterways.

Places & perspectives

East Coast Shipping

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Oblique relief map of East Asia and the western Pacific showing landforms and seabed geography.

World & geopolitics

East Asia and the Western Pacific Viewed from Eurasia

Dark map of the Black Sea and eastern Mediterranean showing shipping routes and population density.

Maritime & security

Black Sea and Eastern Mediterranean Shipping

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Annotated map tracing Convoy U2A between southern England and Normandy, with historical photographs.

Maritime & security

Convoy U2A: England to Normandy

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Cyanotype Baltic Sea map with shipping routes drawn in white.

Maritime & security

Baltic Sea Shipping Cyanotpye

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Three-dimensional Washington, DC map with exaggerated terrain relief.

Places & perspectives

Washington, DC: False Elevation

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Railway networks across Eurasia drawn in yellow on a dark background.

World & geopolitics

Eurasian Railways

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Dark map of Europe and adjacent seas showing shipping routes and population concentrations.

World & geopolitics

European Population and Shipping

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Polar-centered world map showing shipping routes and population concentrations.

World & geopolitics

Global Population and Shipping

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World map showing energy pipelines and undersea cable networks.

World & geopolitics

Energy Pipelines and Undersea Cables

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Dark globe showing international aviation routes in yellow.

World & geopolitics

Global Aviation Routes

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Three annotated oblique globe views illustrating geographic perspectives from China.

World & geopolitics

How China Sees the World

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Maritime East Asia map showing national outlines, ocean geography, and distance lines.

Maritime & security

Maritime Asia

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Massachusetts towns colored by the pronunciation of names ending in ham.

Places & perspectives

Massachusetts Towns Ending in ham

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Grayscale North Atlantic map emphasizing seabed relief.

World & geopolitics

The North Atlantic: The Hunt for Red October

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Maritime East Asia map with seabed relief and lines comparing distances across the region.

Maritime & security

Maritime Asia 2020

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Maritime & security

Maritime Asia: 2,000-Nautical-Mile Ranges

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Monochrome relief map showing terrain across the continental United States

Places & perspectives

United States Terrain

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Polar-centered map highlighting NATO countries for the alliance's 75th anniversary.

World & geopolitics

NATO at 75

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Oblique relief map of the Nordic region, including Scandinavia, Iceland, and Greenland.

World & geopolitics

The Nordic Region in Perspective

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World terrain map in Robinson projection with inset globe views.

World & geopolitics

World Terrain in Robinson Projection

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Western Pacific map of the Second Island Cloud, with island names and land and seabed relief.

Maritime & security

Second Island Cloud

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United States terrain map with insets for Alaska, Hawaii, and territories.

Places & perspectives

United States Elevation

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Rotated map of the Taiwan Strait and its surrounding coasts.

Maritime & security

Taiwan Strait Rotated

Oblique relief view from India looking south over the Indian Ocean toward eastern Africa

Places & perspectives

India Looks South

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Oblique orthographic map south of the Korean Peninsula showing dense shipping routes between Korea, Japan, and eastern China.

Maritime & security

Shipping Density South of the Korean Peninsula

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Relief map of the western Pacific showing East Asia, Japan, the Philippine Sea, and seafloor features.

Places & perspectives

Western Pacific

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Relief map of Eurasia showing mountain ranges, deserts, lowlands, and surrounding seas in natural colors.

Places & perspectives

Eurasia Relief

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Pacific-centered outline map with overlapping distance circles illustrating Mahan’s standard distance for planning.

Maritime & security

Mahan’s Yardstick

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World relief map centered on the Americas, showing terrain shading and rivers.

Places & perspectives

World Terrain and Rivers

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London-centered world map highlighting land above 5,000 feet within 5,000 miles of London.

Places & perspectives

High Elevations Within 5,000 Miles of London

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Blue polar map of the Arctic showing seabed relief, landforms, and national borders.

World & geopolitics

Arctic Terrain, Bathymetry, and Borders

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Arctic-centered map highlighting NATO member countries in dark blue.

World & geopolitics

NATO in the Arctic

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Pacific-centered AUKUS map showing Australia, the United Kingdom, and United States, with routes, distances, and seabed relief.

Maritime & security

AUKUS

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World map highlighting AUKUS and Quad countries and connections across the Indo-Pacific.

Maritime & security

AUKUS and the Quad

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Pink Beijing-centered world map highlighting China.

World & geopolitics

The World Centered on Beijing

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Cyanotype map of rivers, lakes, and coastal waterways around Cape Cod and Rhode Island.

Places & perspectives

Cape Cod and Rhode Island Waterways

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Cyanotype of Washington, DC street network

Places & perspectives

Washington, DC Streets in Blue

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Washington, DC street network in red with waterways in white.

Places & perspectives

Washington, DC Streets in Red

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Green United States map marking towns named Dublin with stars.

Places & perspectives

Towns Named Dublin in the United States

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Polar world map illustrating Mackinder's Heartland concept with labeled geopolitical regions.

World & geopolitics

Mackinder's Pivot Area

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Polar-centered world map shading countries from yellow to red by GDP decile.

World & geopolitics

GDP per Capita Around the World

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Six globe views comparing different orientations of the world's continents and oceans.

World & geopolitics

Six Views of the World

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Interrupted world map with unfolded continental shapes in dark blue on a pale background.

World & geopolitics

The World in Fuller Projection

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Globe covered by a network of international flight routes.

World & geopolitics

Global Flight Routes

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Globe map highlighting United States states, territories, and associated maritime areas.

Places & perspectives

The Greater United States

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Cyanotype Arctic-centered map of NATO and Eurasia.

World & geopolitics

NATO and Eurasia

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North Atlantic map combining seabed relief, shipping routes, and undersea cables.

Maritime & security

North Atlantic Bathymetry, Shipping, and Cables

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Blank blue outline map of Europe.

World & geopolitics

Europe Outline Map

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Blank blue outline map of the world.

World & geopolitics

World Outline Map

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Rotated blue outline map of the Middle East and surrounding regions.

World & geopolitics

Middle East Outline Map

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Blue and white relief map of Scandinavia and the Kola Peninsula showing land and seabed contours.

World & geopolitics

Scandinavia and the Kola Peninsula

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Green relief map of the Thames and Scheldt regions, showing waterways and the southern North Sea.

World & geopolitics

The Scheldt and Thames

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World map highlighting land above 500 meters in blue and purple.

World & geopolitics

The World Above 500 Meters

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World map comparing precipitation using shades of green.

World & geopolitics

Global Precipitation

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Philippine Sea map showing islands, seabed features, and regional boundaries.

Maritime & security

The Philippine Sea

Four globe views comparing geographic perspectives from Beijing.

Maritime & security

Composite China Poster

Blank Pacific-centered coastline map without labels or scale.

Maritime & security

Blank Pacific Planning Map

Central Pacific map comparing the geography between Hawaii and Taipei.

Maritime & security

Central Pacific

Map of the Indo-Pacific showing the Quad countries: Australia, India, Japan, and the United States.

Maritime & security

The Quad

Circular map centered on Darwin, Australia, showing the surrounding world with coastlines and national borders.

Places & perspectives

The World Centered on Darwin

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North Atlantic map showing Allied shipping losses during World War II and circular aircraft coverage areas around the ocean.

Maritime & security

Allied Shipping Losses and the North Atlantic Air Gap

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Circular world map using fine contour lines to show land and seabed relief in muted brown tones.

Places & perspectives

World Contour Lines

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