The map “Section 9 Henze’s Urde-Globus” is one of 24 globe gores printed on thin paper. According to the David Rumsey Collection, between 1885 ad 1890 the magazines included segments for a German terrestrial globe, which–when collected in their…
This map of Asiatic Russia tells the story of Russia's vast ethnic diversity. Just saying that the Russian Empire was diverse would be an understatement. Because of Russia's strategic location between Europe and Asia, it has come in contact with a…