5 10 88 Tracing Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Layer 4: Map Outline Description An account of the resource This layer only includes the outline and lines found on the map. I viewed this layer a skeleton of the map, representing the geometric theme used for forms that are not landmasses or illustrations. I placed this as the fourth layer so that it physically and visibly serves as a foundation for the other layers of the map. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Esther Tracing Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Layer 3: Map Labels Description An account of the resource This layer includes tracings of labels, composed of text and black box markers, on the map. Although I cannot read Japanese, I believe these labels are significant because they label minute details on the map. I struggled with tracing a lot of the characters because I am not familiar with Asian languages. I noticed a horizontal line of text in black boxes on the map, which could possibly be a depiction of the equator. Because I cannot read Japanese I decided not to trace the text in the background, and focus on text that can still have significance for viewers who can't read Japanese. The presence of a label, even one that cannot be read, indicates the importance of a land mass. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Esther https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/hist1952-17/original/ef87e0c559d925f56d19d0e889d80d9e.JPG c254c47f51c8c247a167615d75c0dce4 Tracing Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Layer 4: Time Description An account of the resource This map not only serves as a spatial frame of reference, but also as a temporal frame of reference. The ecliptic, showing the path that the sun follows over the course of a year, is annotated with zodiac symbols and days of the month. Additionally, zodiac references, grouped by season are placed into each of the four corners, combining artistry and practicality to this map’s take on time. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Matthew Goodman https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/hist1952-17/original/3f7f4a4b5267aef2f6f310ce931a3dbe.JPG 52368099dc602e5c5e979d1fdfc29704 Tracing Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Layer 3: Text Description An account of the resource The purpose of the text serves to help the viewer identify countries, cities, or river names. This map was likely used more for artistic purposes rather than traveling purposes, so having the text in Latin allowed for ease in translation to other languages. Some text is emphasized more than other text. For example, the names of the continents stand out, but the names of the cities are in small, cursive font. https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/hist1952-17/original/5c398a94f8a30aa46c4124dcbbad421e.JPG 383e1b32a67a7972cd174891836eb28d Tracing Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Layer 2: Land/Water Boundaries Description An account of the resource This layer shows the lines on the map corresponding to boundaries between land and water. This includes continental borders, seas, lakes, islands, and rivers. As this is a world map, including a layer for the continents and oceans was essential, yet it is important to emphasize that the continents aren’t just land masses: they have complex water systems in and around them. Additionally, many of these land/water boundaries are missing, incomplete, or even incorrect. These include Eastern Australia, the Northwest of North America, and the island of California. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Matthew Goodman https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/hist1952-17/original/6b1008d38721926b70e7611d6180ee5c.JPG 7e0bc0023d77483dc6e1bea1368898df Tracing Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Layer 1: Geographic Coordinate Foundation Description An account of the resource This layer shows the latitude and longitude lines in all four panels of the map (the two hemispheres and the two poles). Included are the latitude and longitude degrees, with the equator clearly demarcated. As a world map, relative sizes and distances are important, so having this distinct foundational layer helps the viewer see these differences in space. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Matthew Goodman Tracing Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Layer 4: Symbols and Markings Description An account of the resource In some ways, this layer is least important visually, but it also holds a key to my map's purpose and the interesting way that it blends genres. This layer contains a couple of graphic design elements—compass rose and arrows indicating the river direction—that are clearly somewhat derived from navigation but here seem to be more decorative; and a series of large bold letters scattered throughout the city that correspond to a key in an upper panel describing points of interest on the map. These elements are interesting to me for several reasons. First of all, I think they nicely blend decorative and informative goals, adding a distinct element of design to the map while still maintaining a function. Second, they reinforce the map's status as a map for tourists, or those interested in Berlin, or, put more broadly, a map that belies pride in a well-fortified, green city full of points of interest. All of that being said, I have to be careful not to jump to too many conclusions drawn from this layer, because the text remains unreadable to me. One note is that in this larger image, it is easy to see the lower lithograph and the map itself as too distinct, discreet elements without overlapping design or purpose. But this layer shows that that is a mistake—the inclusion of letters and a descriptive key provides a design bridge between the halves, as it is employed as an informative strategy by both; and it suggest a unity of purpose for the entire image that is simply approached in two different mediums or genres of drawing. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Emma Talkoff Tracing Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Layer 4: Zodiac Glyphs Description An account of the resource The final layer of the map I included was the interpretations of the zodiac glyphs that surround the spheres. The twelve signs of the zodiac are divided among the four corners of the map. The upper left features Aries (the ram), Taurus (the bull), and Gemini (the twins) while the upper right includes Leo (the lion), Virgo (the maiden), and Cancer (the crab). The lower left includes Sagittarius (the archer), Libra (the scales), and Scorpio (the scorpion) while the lower right depicts Aquarius (water bearer), Capricorn (the goat), and Pisces (fish). They are intended to represent the sky which surrounds the Earth, and serve to adorn the map along with biblical imagery. The glyphs not only serve to fill what would otherwise be a literal empty void, but expand the map’s purpose to include decoration as well as pragmatism. Art could certainly incentivize people to buy the map–helping to disseminate its contents and in turn, share its arguments with a greater audience. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Reade Rossman Tracing Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Layer 4: Land Plots Subject The topic of the resource This layer came about as a result of necessity. I originally wanted to create a layer that depicts the streets of the city, but realized that the streets themselves are not outlined; rather, they appear as negative space between the outlines of enclosed living compounds and plots of land. I chose to isolate the plots of land, both enclosed and non-enclosed, in a separate layer. What these spaces have in common is their demarcation with small images of trees and short horizontal lines, as opposed to urban spaces that were left untextured. Some of these land territories were colored in green, while others were colored in pink or left uncolored. I reproduced the colors as well for their visual appeal; however, the colors might belong in a separate layer because they appear to suggest different neighborhoods or another division of territory. Indeed, the map appears to divide the city into different neighborhoods that are marked with the letters A-H, but the neighborhoods themselves are not set off in different colors, leaving the role of the colors a mystery. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Olga Kuzmina Tracing Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Layer 3: Cultivated Nature Description An account of the resource Creating this layer probably made me most aware of the choices and labor involved in creating this map. When I set out to create a layer that would illustrate inclusion of trees and what appears to be cultivated land on the map, my eye had primarily been drawn to the cross-hatched sections around the border and the more darkly wooded zone on the right. As I settled into the task of tracing, however, the abundance of these sections became increasingly apparent. The the walls of the city had grabbed my eye as imposing and varied structures comprising the bulk of the city plan, I now realized that trees were just as multiplicitous and raised some even more interesting questions. First of all, the decision to include so many meticulously rendered trees could not have been casual. The trees are depicted in extensive and microscopic detail, varying in size and to some extent design depending where they appear on the map. The trees are arranged in incredibly neat patterns throughout the suburbs, leading me to a) conclude that this kind of natural cultivation was important to the city's graphic presentation of itself, and b) intensely wonder if the trees depicted here actually reflect real locations of trees, or are meant as more of a suggestion towards a kind of land. I am fascinated by both possibilities. Another interesting facet is the fact that there is a noticeable hole in the center of this layer—there are not trees within the fortified center of the city, where buildings are more dense. This combined with the fortifications and the color zoning hint at the fact that life might have looked pretty different in the city center compared to the outer city beyond the central fortifications. Also on this layer are the manicured park spaces dotted around the suburbs, which like the well-ordered lines of trees suggest to me an interest in cultivating nature; and the broader areas of farmland at the periphery which suggest a different kind of cultivation. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Emma Talkoff