A Contrary Perspective on the Middle East
I bought a new (used) globe today to add to my humble collection, which called to mind this article that was inspired by my old globe from c.1924. Globes often don't have dates on them, since those dates would remind you of their obsolescence, especially in these days of rapid change. Still, as a historian I have a keen interest in old globes. I'd love to have one that shows the height of Napoleon's Empire, say in 1810, before it all came crashing down.
Nowadays, with GPS and Smart phones and all that, we take globes for granted. I've sometimes thought if you could take one thing of value back into the past, let's say 500 years ago, would there be anything more valuable than an accurate globe? An interesting question to ponder ...