Rafael D. Palacios (1905-1993)
I am trying to learn more about the mapmaking career of the artist and illustrator Rafael Palacios. I first came across Palacios’ maps in a copy of Cornelius Ryan’s A…
The World Needs More Foldout Maps
The other day, at a library book sale, I bought a couple cloth-bound volumes from the Army Center for Military History "Green Book" series. I was mainly interested in the…
Comparative Area in Invasion Planning
This map, from the Matthews-Northrup Global Atlas of the World at War (1944), has an interesting connection between my interest in comparative area symbols and wartime strategic atlases. As an…
The Combination of Harrison and Marshall
I have long been a great fan of Richard Edes Harrison, both for his cartography and his writing about what he called “the geographic sense.” I have collected several copies…