Sovereignty, Maps, etc.
To understand the past we have to know the history of ideas. If we do not know when the ideas we have about the world emerged, then we can easily…
Amazing Old Maps
I came across a collection of maps called the Thiên hạ bản đồ tổng lục dại toàn (天下版圖總目錄大全). It contains a couple of maps which are just amazing. This first…
Vietnam Mapped
I have absolutely no desire to get involved in the Trường Sa/Hoàng Sa debate. Why? Because I’m an historian and as an historian I can't stand listening to the historians…