19 December 2011

Euratlas-Info 37

1 - Euratlas Periodis Expert Mac OSX

Several details have delayed the development of this program but Euratlas Periodis Expert for Mac OSX is now ready in English, French or German. You can download the demo version from the purchase page and test it on your computer. This software runs on all Intel Mac machines with OSX version 10.5 or 10.6 but was not tested on OSX 10.7. Thus, you will have to test the demo version first. In any case, it is imperative to try the demo version before making the final purchase.

To mark the launch of this program, we offer a discount of 10 euros until March 1st 2012. You simply need to enter:
exp-11-0-mac

in Your Coupon Code field of the order page.

2 - Periodis Expert 1.1 German & French

Finally, we can also present the versions 1.1 of Euratlas Periodis Expert in French and German. Some minor bugs under Windows 7 have been corrected and the areas of the territories are henceforth available. Test now Periodis Expert 1.1 and receive a special 10 euros discount until March 1st, 2012. Simply enter:

exp-11-0-mac

in Your Coupon Code field of the order page.

Current holders of Euratlas Periodis Expert v.1, English, French or German, are entitled to download the version 1.1 for free. Send us a message with the date of your purchase and you will get a new download link.


3 - Printed Euratlas Historical Maps


Four Euratlas historical maps are now available as printed paper maps with a size of 59 cm x 84 cm (23 x 33 inches): Europe 1300 in English and French and Europe 300 in Latin-English and Latin-French. It is always difficult to show an overall view and, at the same time, all known details. Therefore, for clarity, the 2nd level administrative divisions on map 1300 are only marked but not named and the semi-independent entities are coloured like the dominant entities but with a lighter shade. On map 300, the provinces and cities are named in Latin with an English or French translation in a cartouche. You can have a look at a PDF sample of each map and if you choose to purchase one, you will receive it folded, like a road-map, in a C5 envelope. Until March 1st, 2012 you can even benefit of 4 euros discount for Europe 1300, English version. Simply copy this code:
prin-ted-130-0

in the required field of the purchase page.


4 - Pictures of Sweden

Photos of Sweden have been added to the Euratlas Countries of Europe section. So, you will see some nice pictures of runestones and Scandinavian landscapes, especially from Gotland and Öland.
Don't miss the famous Snake-Witch and a painting by Gustaf Hellqvist illustrating the capture of Visby by Valdemar IV of Denmark in 1361.





Pictures of Sweden



5 - GeaCron Historical Atlas

Geacron is a new online historical world atlas, available in English and 6 other languages. Among the highlights of this website, we must mention:


  • a coverage of the whole world,

  • a time extension from 3000 BC to 2011,

  • the option of viewing almost every year,

  • the ability to easily compare several years,

  • the ability to customize historical periods,

  • a feature that allows to view the terrain,

  • a powerful zoom function.


This is an impressive and ambitious work which required a lot of effort. Obviously, the presentation of such a quantity of data requires some simplifications. The Holy Roman Empire, for instance, is treated as a unitary state throughout its existence, which could lead to some misinterpretations. Moreover, semi-independent entities are not considered and, among many other cases, Croatia is shown as a Hungarian province in AD 1100, while it was neither sovereign nor part of Hungary.

Anyway, GeaCron is a useful and indispensable tool for an overview of the historical political changes year by year.






GeaCron





GeaCron




We wish you a Merry Christmas


Euratlas - C. Nüssli, December 2011

18 July 2011

Euratlas-Info 36

1 - Euratlas Periodis Frequently Asked Questions
Here are six pages of questions and answers to complete the explanation of Periodis. You will notice that most of the queries are about the concept ofsequential historical atlas and the semi-independent entities category, but there are also a good lot of practical questions.
We hope that this F.A.Q. page will help you in your use of the Periodis maps. Feel free to ask us further questions. We will try to give them an answer in the upcoming months.

2 - Hisatlas 1 - Kratographica
Test and buy the new Hisatlas version by direct download. The price is 29.90 euros but you are entitled to a special discount of 8 euros until October 10, 2011. Simply enter:
h1kratographica
in the coupon code field of the order page.
If you have already purchased Hisatlas 0.97, you are entitled to download the new version for free between 10 August and 10 November 2011. Ask for a link by sending us your name and the date of your purchase.

3 - Euratlas Periodis Expert v. 1.1 English
Some minor bugs have been fixed and the area of the countries can be displayed in the new Euratlas Periodis Expert Version 1.1 English. Test it now and receive a special 10 euros discount until September 15, 2011. Simply enter:
enex11periodis
in the coupon code field of the order page.
If you have purchased Euratlas Periodis Expert 1 English, you are entitled to download the new version for free between 10 August and 10 November 2011. Ask for a link by sending us your name and the purchase date.
Periodis Expert 1.1 French and German and MAC will be available in September.

4 - Europe 2000 Names 2000 Colors
Here are 2 videos showing the sequence of the Euratlas Periodis historical maps. The first animation, the teacher's one, presents labelled maps with a medieval music soundtrack and lasts 2 minutes 59. The student's animationshows mute maps only, lasts 1 minute 54 and is accompanied by a terrific rocky song in Vaudois dialect, an extinct Franco-Provençal language, remembering the past times, by the Swiss singer and painter Bernard Rinsoz.

5 - Pictures of Syria
Syria is experiencing serious internal tension but we are not in the position to tell where, what, why and how. We can only show some simple images of this beautiful and ancient land: Damascus, Palmyra, Aleppo, Serjilla and several places that were so nice 5 months ago.

6 - Rome's World Book Website
The Map A component of the website associated with the book Rome's World: The Peutinger Map Reconsidered is finally functioning as it should, thanks to extraordinary creativity and patience by Ryan Horne at the Ancient World Mapping Center and Dr Tom Elliott at New York University. The site is readily accessible, free of charge to all, at peutinger.atlantides.org/map-a/. Map A presents the Peutinger Map as a seamless whole - invaluable for inspection, analysis, and sheer wonderment!

14 April 2011

Euratlas-Info 35

PERIODIS EXPERT CUSTOM MAPS
Many Euratlas visitors are sending us their comments about the Periodis Historical Atlas of Europe and it appears often their are not aware of the capabilities of Periodis Expert. Here is now a short video explaining how it is possible to create beautiful custom historical maps for display or printing with this software. This Youtube animation is fast with a lively medieval music but, of course, you can stop it at every stage to see which procedures you need to follow.


HISATLAS WORLD HISTORICAL ATLAS
Hisatlas is a set of historical maps available from several years in theEuratlas Shop. Now, the author has decided to present an online version, with maps in reduced size, of this world historical atlas. Joaquín de Salas Vara de Rey aim is to show with maps the different stages of political organizations. Of course, his project his favouring the self-constituted communities and, by travelling over Hisatlas, you will discover a long trend towards democracy.

Hisatlas 0.97 commercial version is already available and all purchasers will be entitled to download for free, within ca 2 months, the new version Hisatlas 1, on presentation of their invoice number.


ANCIENT MAPS
Moreover, in the Euratlas Shop, 3 new digital copies of ancient maps are now available:The maps are sold as JPG images and and you can download sample files.


Historical Atlas of the Ancient Orient
The Altorient pages have be reorganized to match with the Euratlas website structure. Thus, it is now easier to navigate within the 30 centuries of this atlas.
Dr Birken's Altorient Atlas, full version, is available in German only, in the Euratlas Shop.


Euratlas - C. Nüssli, April 2011



23 February 2011

EURATLAS-INFO 34

PERIODIS BIG MAP 1800
The detailed historical map of Europe in 1800 AD is ready now for the Euratlas-Info subscribers.
As usual, the map was drawn with Euratlas Periodis Expert and the series will continue, at each Euratlas-Info issue.

THE ROMAN MAP OF THE WORLD
Dr. Richard Talbert, Professor of History and Classics at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, editor of the Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World, unique reference book on ancient geography, is a specialist of the Tabula Peutingeriana. In 2010, he published Rome's World: The Peutinger Map Reconsidered, a work that offers a complete appreciation of the map: its discovery in the XVth century, its passing down, the numerous publication attempts, its probable origin and an interpretation about its conception and about the real aim of the lost original.
Actually Rome's World, refers to the most reliable and comprehensive online version of the Tabula Peutingeriana. The database of the map is hosted by Cambridge University Press and allows to:
  • view all the names with the corresponding detail of the original and their transcription, by segment or by alphabetical list,
  • view all the names and notices in red on the original,
  • view all the illegible features of the original, and a lot of other information too.
It is also possible to display all the features of the original map listed by categories (isolated names, named symbols, islands, mountains, peoples etc.) or by symbol types (twin towers, rectangular buildings, walled cities etc.) These data are accompanied by an exhaustive bibliography and are correlated to those of the Barrington Atlas.
Moreover, the Peutinger Map can be read as a seamless whole in real size with a dedicated Map Viewer at peutinger.atlantides.org/map-a/ (click"here"on line 9) and it is also possible to highlight the chosen features (rivers, mountains, roads etc.), as well as the cross-references to the database.

NEW COUNTRIES PICTURES
With the help of Dolia from Bulgaria, Fahri, Yagoob, Azer, Ali, Javid and Ruslan from Azerbaijan, we have been able to add new countries in the Europe Photos section. Thus it is possible now to have an overview of Bulgaria, Azerbaijan and of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.

GAPMINDER
Gapminder is an information vizualisation software but above all, it is a Swedish Foundation created by the Rosling family in 2005, and whose aim is to build a fact-based worldview liberated from the fashionable myths and urban legends. Dr Hans Rosling has collected a wide amount of solid data about world health and wealth, among others, and thus, you can watch, for instance, a video showing the evolution of average life expectancy and average income (GDP per capita) in the world for the last 200 years. You'll notice that in 1811, no country in the world had a life expectancy above 41, while today, no country has a life expectancy below 44.
The Gapminder vizualisation software allows to play with these same data and you can even download it on your computer.

We are preparing an online version of Hisatlas.
In the meantime, we wish you a nice Spring.

Euratlas - C. Nüssli, February 2011