2023-11-19 09:00:00
30 years ago, the American blogger and full-time cartographer “Dug” (unfortunately we don’t know more about his name) had the idea of collecting particularly interesting geographical map representations. At the time, he lived in a shared apartment with his fellow student Michael, who was also a cartography enthusiast. At first, the two of them got into the habit of pinning a new card to the bulletin board in their kitchen every week. In 2004 they increasingly shifted their passion to the Internet. In the beginning they sent their “card of the week” mainly by email to friends and acquaintances. Since 2007 there has been a blog, which has been continuously maintained and updated since then – can be found at the website address https://mapoftheweek.blogspot.com.
It’s difficult for me to imagine that there are even more detailed online compendiums of all kinds of maps; the variety and breadth of topics is simply huge: here you can find current maps of the frequency of hurricanes, historical maps from all parts of the world, topic-related maps on economics, politics or technical developments and of course the odd joke card. Dug and Michael also collect curiosities, such as stamps with maps or maps that show imaginary landscapes on board games. A wonderful website that you can immerse yourself in for hours – if you are interested in maps.
Now our question: One of the maps shown on the blog shows a “Free State,” a narrow area between the Rhine and a part of the Prussian province of Hesse-Nassau that was temporarily unoccupied after the First World War. What strange title was given to this Free State back then? Please send your suggested solution to [email protected].
The deadline for entries is November 22, 2023, 9 p.m. We are giving away an e-book voucher worth 25 euros. The winner will be notified in writing. The solution to the mystery of the week before last was “Morgan Spurlock”.
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