The Best Maps of 2016
▻http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2016/12/best-maps-cartography-2016
It’s been a good year for map lovers. Whether you’re into old maps, new maps, or new ways of interacting with old maps, there was much to cheer about in 2016.
C’est simple : je n’ai rien qui s’affiche. Aucune des 15 ! et quand je suis les liens, au bout d’un temps (fou) de chargement, rien non plus…
Sinon, celle que tu as mise (la 14) confirme que la lecture des représentations bivariées est vraiment compliquée. Et pourtant, là, on est dans un cas de figure plutôt favorable…
Argh ! Alors :
Et voilà, bonne lecture :)
The Northwest Passage: Navigating Old Beliefs and New Realities
One of the greatest stories of exploration and discovery is the quest for the Northwest Passage, an oceanic shortcut from the Atlantic to the Pacific across the top of North America. Tempted with the prospect of wealth and glory, countless seafarers gambled—and occasionally lost—their lives in pursuit of a route through the frozen bays and rivers at the farthest reaches of Arctic North America. Early interest in the Northwest Passage was spurred by the allure of trade goods from regions accessible via the Pacific Ocean, such as China and Spice Islands. Given the Spanish and Portuguese control of the trade routes around the tips of South America and Africa, the search for Northern passages to the Pacific was an obvious undertaking for European countries like Great Britain and the Netherlands.
