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Port Arthur and Gulf of Korea magnified to show border denoting Russian presence

Map of the Month: October 2022

Our October Map of the Month is this undated Spanish map titled “Corea y Sur de Mandchuria” (Korea and South Manchuria). It depicts the Korean Peninsula and Southern Manchuria just prior to the start of the Russo-Japanese War, before Japanese occupation and the Division of Korea. It includes various...

Lunar map showing craters in the northern polar region.

Map of the Month: July 2021

Our July Map of the Month is this 1967 Soviet lunar map from the series titled Polnaya Karta Luny Complete Map of the Moon. The series is made up of nine sheets that display several magnified lunar quadrant maps, translations of the labels throughout the series, and this final composite lunar pole m...