Microsilk scarves: During World War II, some Allied forces used military maps printed on silk as a lightweight, water-resistant, stronger alternative to paper maps. The cloth maps showed minute ...

A map of the ancient Silk Road that dates from the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) is unrolled by antiquities preservation personnel. The historic, 30-meter-long map, painted on silk, was donated on Thursday ...

This map may well have saved a life. Soft, secret and silent, it is made for use behind enemy lines. Thousands of these so-called silk maps were printed during the second world war and issued to ...

Roma-based OFL Architecture shared with us their winning proposal for the Silk Road Map International Competition. See more images and architect’s description after the break. SRME. Silk Road Map ...

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