Detail of a 1921 map that visualizes its own accuracy: red regions are accurately mapped, orange less so, etc. Historians love maps, b...

On cartography as historical argument

Eighteenth-Century Poetry Archive (ECPA) is a collaborative digital collection and research project devoted to the poetry of the long eighteenth century.

An interactive, zoomable map showing the location of every castle in Scotland. Each castle has a clickable pop-up label on the map giving further information.

How well do you know the Battle of Normandy? If you read about places like Authie, Buron, or St. Lambert-sur-Dives, would you know where they were without a map? Would you know what operations took place in those towns or which Canadian units fought there? 

UPDATE! The project has progressed thanks to funding and it has now a dedicated website showcasing two more maps: York and Oxford! London, York and Oxford maps have been created with new information and there are podcasts to dramatise interesting cases.