{"id":1810857,"date":"2022-12-24T16:31:40","date_gmt":"2022-12-24T21:31:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/?p=1810857"},"modified":"2022-12-24T16:31:40","modified_gmt":"2022-12-24T21:31:40","slug":"a-christmas-map-roundup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2022\/12\/a-christmas-map-roundup\/","title":{"rendered":"A Christmas Map Roundup"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Detail from Willem Barentsz, Map of the Polar Regions<\/em>, 1598. Newberry Library.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Newberry\u2019s David Weimer explains<\/a> the presence, in a 1598 map of the Arctic Circle, of a man in a red coat riding in a sleigh pulled by reindeer.<\/p>\n

Maps Mania links<\/a> to two Santa trackers: NORAD\u2019s<\/a> and Google\u2019s<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In a post from last year, James Cheshire notes how Indian and Chinese laws about depicting their contested borders are reflected in Christmas ornaments made in each country<\/a>. [Mappery<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Newberry\u2019s David Weimer explains the presence, in a 1598 map of the Arctic Circle, of a man in a red coat riding in a sleigh pulled by reindeer. Maps Mania links to two Santa… More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"link","meta":{"autoblue_enabled":true,"autoblue_custom_message":"","autoblue_shares":[],"autoblue_post_url":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,24],"tags":[1104],"class_list":["post-1810857","post","type-post","status-publish","format-link","hentry","category-antique-maps","category-memorabilia","tag-christmas","post_format-post-format-link"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2948,"url":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2016\/09\/more-on-hy-brasil\/","url_meta":{"origin":1810857,"position":0},"title":"More on Hy-Brasil","author":"Jonathan Crowe","date":"29 September 2016","format":"link","excerpt":"Meanwhile, the Boston Public Library's\u00a0exhibition on the mapping of the mythical island of Hy-Brasil (see previous entry) wraps up next month; here's another look at it from\u00a0Hyperallergic\u2019s Allison Meier. 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Previously: Waldseem\u00fcller Globe Ornament.","rel":"","context":"In "Memorabilia"","block_context":{"text":"Memorabilia","link":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/category\/memorabilia\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"DIY map ornaments (mosaic)","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.maproomblog.com\/xq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/diy-ornaments-1024x351.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.maproomblog.com\/xq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/diy-ornaments-1024x351.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.maproomblog.com\/xq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/diy-ornaments-1024x351.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.maproomblog.com\/xq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/diy-ornaments-1024x351.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":3582,"url":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2016\/12\/other-gift-guides\/","url_meta":{"origin":1810857,"position":3},"title":"Other Gift Guides","author":"Jonathan Crowe","date":"11 December 2016","format":"link","excerpt":"If you can't find what you're looking for in my own gift guides to map books and calendars, here are a few\u00a0gift guides assembled by my map-blogging colleagues and\u00a0map companies: All Over the Map's 10 gifts for map lovers and travellers. 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