Mid-Afternoon Map: Bivalve Bandits – Oyster War on the Rocks

Welcome to Mid-Afternoon Map, our exclusive members-only newsletter that provides a cartographic perspective on current events, geopolitics, and history from the Caucasus to the Carolinas. Subscribers can look forward to interesting takes on good maps and bad maps, beautiful maps and ugly ones — and bizarre maps whenever possible. “It was only during oyster season that Haynie Bradshaw fell from grace.” In my experience, when the docent of a local history museum asks if you want a guided tour, it really doesn’t matter what you say. You’re getting one. And apparently in my experience you then find yourself, a week