{"id":1835599,"date":"2024-12-29T09:59:55","date_gmt":"2024-12-29T14:59:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/?p=1835599"},"modified":"2024-12-29T10:04:21","modified_gmt":"2024-12-29T15:04:21","slug":"47-borders-reviewed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2024\/12\/47-borders-reviewed\/","title":{"rendered":"47 Borders Reviewed"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"150\" data-attachment-id=\"1830963\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/map-books-of-2024\/a-brief-history-of-the-world-in-47-borders\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/xq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/a-brief-history-of-the-world-in-47-borders.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"a-brief-history-of-the-world-in-47-borders\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/xq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/a-brief-history-of-the-world-in-47-borders-200x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/xq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/a-brief-history-of-the-world-in-47-borders-683x1024.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/xq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/a-brief-history-of-the-world-in-47-borders-100x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1830963\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/xq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/a-brief-history-of-the-world-in-47-borders-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/xq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/a-brief-history-of-the-world-in-47-borders-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/xq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/a-brief-history-of-the-world-in-47-borders-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/xq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/a-brief-history-of-the-world-in-47-borders-267x400.jpg 267w, https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/xq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/a-brief-history-of-the-world-in-47-borders.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>\u201cSomeone needs to tell him that the lines on maps are not supposed to be this entertaining.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com\/bookreview\/a-brief-history-of-the-world-in-47-borders-surprising-stories-behind-the-lines-on-our-maps\">Drew Gallagher reviews<\/a> Jonn Elledge\u2019s <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/o\/ASIN\/189101157X\/maproom-20\">Brief History of the World in 47 Borders<\/a><\/em> in the <em>Washington Independent Review of Books<\/em>. \u201cThroughout, Elledge\u2019s writing is equal parts insightful and amusing, and his myriad footnotes contain some of the funniest writing.\u201d (Published too late to make <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2024\/12\/book-roundup-december-2024\/\">this month\u2019s book roundup<\/a>.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cSomeone needs to tell him that the lines on maps are not supposed to be this entertaining.\u201d Drew Gallagher reviews Jonn Elledge\u2019s Brief History of the World in 47 Borders in the Washington Independent Review&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2024\/12\/47-borders-reviewed\/\">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":[124],"tags":[30,1327],"class_list":["post-1835599","post","type-post","status-publish","format-link","hentry","category-geography","tag-books","tag-borders","post_format-post-format-link"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1835451,"url":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2024\/12\/book-roundup-december-2024\/","url_meta":{"origin":1835599,"position":0},"title":"Book Roundup: December 2024","author":"Jonathan Crowe","date":"20 December 2024","format":"link","excerpt":"Atlas of Design, vol. 7 A lack of time and energy have conspired to prevent me from serving up a gift guide this year, but I can point you to a few links related to books that have come out this year. 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Apparently, the graphic-designer dictatorship will, in their zeal to fix the state borders, overlook Point Roberts.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Unusual Maps&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Unusual Maps","link":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/category\/unusual-maps\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/imgs.xkcd.com\/comics\/state_borders.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/imgs.xkcd.com\/comics\/state_borders.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/imgs.xkcd.com\/comics\/state_borders.png?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/imgs.xkcd.com\/comics\/state_borders.png?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":5826,"url":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2017\/11\/mapping-the-borders\/","url_meta":{"origin":1835599,"position":3},"title":"Mapping the Borders","author":"Jonathan Crowe","date":"14 November 2017","format":"link","excerpt":"Mapping the Borders, a series of talks, exhibitions and workshops hosted by the University of Sunderland from 18 to 25 November as part of this year's Being Human festival, includes an art exhibition, a workshop on glass mapmaking, a full day of activities on the 19th, and a number of\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Art&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Art","link":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/category\/art\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.maproomblog.com\/xq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/liverpool-map-panneels-sarmiento-1024x506.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.maproomblog.com\/xq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/liverpool-map-panneels-sarmiento-1024x506.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.maproomblog.com\/xq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/liverpool-map-panneels-sarmiento-1024x506.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.maproomblog.com\/xq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/liverpool-map-panneels-sarmiento-1024x506.jpg?resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":1807732,"url":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2022\/06\/online-map-roundup-apple-maps-in-ios-16-google-maps-displays-tolls-yandex-erases-borders\/","url_meta":{"origin":1835599,"position":4},"title":"Online Map Roundup: Apple Maps in iOS 16, Google Maps Displays Tolls, Yandex Erases Borders","author":"Jonathan Crowe","date":"17 June 2022","format":"link","excerpt":"Apple Maps in iOS 16 will gain multi-stop routing, which I thought was a long-established feature on other platforms, as well as transit fare\/card\/pass integration. 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