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Each year is represented by a carefully selected map, accompanied by a short story and historical photographs, offering readers diverse perspectives on key events and developments in Latvian history.<\/p>\n<p>Most of the cartographic materials featured in the book come from the collections of the National Library of Latvia. The maps were printed both in Latvia and abroad \u2013 in the East and West \u2013 and are in Latvian, German, Russian, and English. They include maps published by different occupying regimes, as well as by Latvians in exile. The collection is broad and varied, featuring thematic maps of different scales, including topographic maps and city plans.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201c100 Years in 100 Maps\u201d<\/em>\u00a0powerfully reflects the twists and turns of Latvian history throughout a century. From widely known administrative and territorial changes to the painful subject of national borders and the impact of occupation, the book captures these themes through a cartographic lens. Military maps from various regimes reveal the realities of war \u2013 including the Cold War. Some maps stretch far beyond Latvia\u2019s borders, telling stories of Latvian destinies abroad, while others place Latvia in broader regional and global contexts \u2013 within the Baltics, the USSR, Europe, and more.<\/p>\n<p>The maps also explore Latvia\u2019s economic, demographic, social and cultural life. A significant number are dedicated to tourism, including the popular and educational 1937 map\u00a0<em>\u201cExplore Your Homeland\u201d<\/em>, a bestseller in its time. City plans \u2013 especially those of Riga \u2013 form a major part of the collection, and public transport maps illustrate the evolution of urban mobility.<\/p>\n<p>This extraordinary publication invites readers to experience Latvia\u2019s past in a deeply visual and thought-provoking way.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"53\" data-end=\"84\"><strong data-start=\"53\" data-end=\"82\">Book with visual defects!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"86\" data-end=\"300\">2018 edition<br data-start=\"98\" data-end=\"101\" \/>Size: 24 \u00d7 28 cm<br data-start=\"117\" data-end=\"120\" \/>207 pages<br data-start=\"129\" data-end=\"132\" \/>Hardcover binding<br data-start=\"149\" data-end=\"152\" data-is-only-node=\"\" \/>Compiled and written by: J\u0101nis Barbans<br data-start=\"194\" data-end=\"197\" \/>Editors: Ilze Ant\u0113na, Mareks Kilups, J\u0101nis Turlajs, Anda Juta Z\u0101l\u012bte<br data-start=\"269\" data-end=\"272\" \/>Designer: L\u012bga Dubrovska<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":8017,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[132],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-15692","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-pedejie-eksemplari","8":"first","9":"outofstock","10":"sale","11":"featured","12":"taxable","13":"shipping-taxable","14":"purchasable","15":"product-type-simple"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kartes.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/15692","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kartes.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kartes.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kartes.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15692"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kartes.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8017"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kartes.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15692"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kartes.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=15692"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kartes.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=15692"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kartes.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=15692"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}