Cartography, History, Art, and Conscience
<p>Today my family and I visited the <a href="https://allardpierson.nl/en/events/maps-unfolded-from-atlas-to-street-map/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Maps Unfolded — From Atlas to Street Map exhibit</a> at the Allard Pierson Museum. Sadly, the show ends this week, but it’s well worth seeing if you happen to be in Amsterdam right now. (Note, none of my links are affiliate links.)</p>
<p>Because my health made it difficult to enjoy everything in the museum fully, I focused on this one exhibit and learned three interesting things.</p>
<p><strong>Cartography is very political.</strong> One set of maps highlights the impact that a one-meter rise in the ocean would have on large portions of the Netherlands. Another room illustrates the history and extent of Dutch colonialism through maps. When I looked into these issues further, </p>
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