Where was Pope Francis Born? On Argentina Wall Maps

Where exactly was Pope Francis born? mapsales.com takes a look at Argentina wall maps to find out.

 Pope Francis was born on December 17^th, 1936 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He was one of five children born to Mario José Bergoglio and Regina María Sivori. He graduated from a technical secondary school before deciding to become a priest at the age of 21.

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Pope Francis was elected on March 13^th, 2013. He is the new head of the Church and Sovereign of the Vatican City State after Pope Benedict’s abdication. He is the first non-European pope and also the first Jesuit pope. At 76 years old, Pope Francis is in good health, and expected to bring a new era to the Church.

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University of California Berkley Auctions Off Historic Map Collection

Earlier this month, the geography department at UC Berkeley auctioned off its sizeable map collection.  mapsales.com takes a look at some of these historic maps. 

Although modern maps have gone the way of computerized images and digital applications, there is nothing quite like an antique map that you can hold in your hands.  Hand-drawn maps are becoming rare pieces of cartographic art.  If you were lucky enough to be in Northern California’s Berkeley area this December, you could have gotten your hands on some rare and historic maps. 

University of California Berkeley’s geography department held its map auction on December 15, selling off its historic collection of state, city, topographic, water table, and country maps.  The maps sold from 50 cents to $5. 

According to Dan Plumlee, manager of the department’s map collections, space is a big reason for the sale.  There is simply not enough room to hold the large map collection.  And while geography students as well as department faculty still use physical maps, the ones marked for sale were either redundant or rarely used. 

The biggest sellers of the day were topographic maps (maps that display elevations of a specific area).  Topographic maps are used by researchers and teachers, as well as hikers and architects. 

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