Spain and Britain have been squabbling over Gibraltar, a British possession that has long been claimed by Spain. The immediate issue has to be with fishing rights and transit fees, but the dispute has a history that stretches back to the War of Spanish Succession. Gibraltar remains one of 14 British “Overseas Territories,” the last formal remnants of the British Empire.
Max Fisher of the Washington Post posted an interesting piece today: “40 Maps that Explain the World.” The maps are incredibly useful in distilling information about a variety of subjects in a very succinct way. Some of the maps, such as the missionary’s map of Africa in 1908, reveal a great deal about the mind set of empire.
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