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@smashtie@mas.to
2025-05-25 20:56:47

I love this map, seen at the American Museum in Bath. The creatures are closer to reality than many such maps, but still very much mythical.
Map of the Polar Regions
Theodor de Bry (1528-1598) Copperplate engraving, Frankfurt, 1601
#Art #maps

A section from an old map, showing lots of ships, whales, seals and walrus. The sea creatures look quite monstrous!
@gfriend@mas.to
2025-07-04 14:31:50

It's our family's practice to read the Declaration of Independence together every 4th of July. 
Out loud.
We'll do that today. You might want to try it too. Especially this year.
archives.gov/founding-docs/dec

@tschundler@leds.social
2025-06-11 20:06:58

This document from 249 years ago seems remarkably relevant today archives.gov/founding-docs/dec
If someone wants some slogans perhaps for signage, there's some good stuff in there to quote.
Maybe quote it along with…