History as it has never been mapped before. Founded by @starbuckery and @tristanwwmead
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For the first time, the tribes and colonies of southeastern North America in 1711 are mapped! #historicalmap #cartography #NativeAmerican #NativeHistory #maps #Geography
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Curious what led to the Tuscarora War? Then check out our newest blogpost that summarizes causal events! #nativehistory #NativeAmerican #colonialhistory #Americanhistory #AMhist alternative-atlas.com/blog/t…
This Carthaginian coin held by the British Museum depicts Melquart, Punic King of the Underworld, and Hannibal upon an elephant. Minted in Spain 227-209BCE, it's possible that this was a commemorative coin of Hannibal's march across the Alps, narrowing the mint date to 218-209BCE
Who doesn't love a symmetrical city? Reminds us of Count Ludwig von Zinzendorf's circular plan for the Moravian settlement of Salem, NC that never came to fruition. Drafted by 1755, the plan intended to promote equality, good public health, isolation, and church supremacy
Connoisseurs or symmetry and #UrbanPlanning will love the city of Palmanova, #Italy, circa 1600. Source: buff.ly/42mwrwB
“If we cannot find a way, we will make one.” -Hannibal Barca, 218 BCE #hannibalbarca #secondpunicwar #carthage #ancientrome #Archaeology
The ancient port of Carthage 3rd century BCE vs 1958 #ancienthistory #history (left attribution: Carthage National Museum)
The second level of the docking bays comprised warehouses where oars, rigging, wood, and canvas were stored. The entire harbor was protected by an outer wall, and the entrance could be closed off using iron chains.
Thank you all for your support on our first map! We've got more coming soon: maps of indigenous and colonial holdings in the south in 1776 and the Second Punic War in 218 BCE. Also in progress: the 1898 Wilmington coup. #uniquemaps #uniquegifts #Map #culture #History
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This recently discovered 28 foot canoe could have supported the ancestors of the Waccamaw people as they fished, travelled, took joy rides, or fought opposing tribes. But what could have made this canoe lodge itself at the bottom of Lake Waccamaw for nearly 1,000 years? (1/7)
That heart was Lake Waccamaw and at the bottom of that heart, unknown to the retreating Waccamaw, sat the canoe that has outlasted so many wars. (6/7)