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The Oddest Antique Map of Lithuania
1648-49 Joan Blaeu: "MAGNI DVCATVS LITHVANIÆ..." in the 1st State. Lithuania Poland Maps: https://lpmaps.lt/lt In 1648-49 Joan Blaeu first published a flipped-on-the-side (so that compass North is on the right) and reduced (44 x 52 cm vs. 76 x 74 cm) version of his seminal dated-1613 map "MAGNI DVCATUS LITHVANIAE." for the "Atlas Maior." A second state of the plate, published 1649-72, can be identified by a change in the latitude labels on the upper right frame, courtesy of A
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Jun 4
“The moment China takes Taiwan, or Russia takes Lithuania, I’m in Buenos Aires,” he said. “It’s good to have a 'Plan B' for civilization.”
That's a quote from a May 28 New York Times article by Emma Bubola and Ryan Mac quoting Martin Varsavsky, a Spanish-Argentine tech entrepreneur close to right-wing billionaire/wing-nut Richard Thiel, who has purchased a mansion in Buenos Aires as well as land in Uruguay where speculation has it that he has built a bunker capable of surviving nuclear war. Varsavsky has built a ranch in Mendoza, Argentina, which he sees as a potential shelter from World War III. He thinks Argen
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Jun 1
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