A Cartographer's Tale

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May 2025

The abyss of demographic winter
A journey through the major demographic risks in human history, from the threat of overpopulation to the abyss of demographic winter.
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Miguel García Álvarez
Italian irredentism and propaganda
The history of Italian unification, the emergence of the sentiment of irredentism, and how it was used by fascism during the 20th century.
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Miguel García Álvarez
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Europa Regina
The story of how the myth of the abduction of Europa and the geographical creation of the European continent gave rise to Europa Regina, one of the most…
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Miguel García Álvarez
Lost waters: prehistoric lakes
The history of the formation and drainage of some of the most important prehistoric lakes: Paratethys, Agassiz, West Siberia and Mega-Chad.
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Miguel García Álvarez
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The blackout: chickpeas, uncertainty and misinformation
On the blackout of 28 April in the Iberian Peninsula, uncertainty and the danger of misinformation. And my chickpeas.
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Miguel García Álvarez

April 2025

Unexpected curves: Drawing straight lines on a map
A combination of flight paths, a calculation of the direction of Mecca and sea routes. All about geodesic lines.
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Miguel García Álvarez
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The Plague
Albert Camus dedicated a remarkable book to it. And with that as an excuse, this is a journey through the ravages of the plague throughout human…
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Miguel García Álvarez
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How humans learned to paint the world
A journey through nine maps of history that describe how we discovered the world we live in and how we learned to paint it.
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Miguel García Álvarez
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Portugal is not a small country
A journey through the propaganda of Portugal's Estado Novo, as well as some of the most iconic maps of its propaganda production.
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Miguel García Álvarez

March 2025

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