378. MYSTERY: Did Tartaria Exist? (No.)

It starts with a map. Then it’s the buildings. Then it’s the windows. And at a certain point, it stops being about what’s true—and starts being about what feels like it could be. This episode is more about how a conspiracy theory becomes a thing.

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davidrumsey.com
loc.gov/collections/general-maps
raremaps.com
bl.uk/collection-guides/maps
britannica.com/place/Tartary
britannica.com/topic/Tatar
nps.gov/subjects/architecture/neoclassical.htm

britannica.com/art/Beaux-Arts-architecture
chicagoarchitecture.org/2016/10/31/raising-chi…

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seattle_Underground
undergroundtour.com/about/history.html

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Back_Bay,_Boston
boston.gov/departments/archaeology/history-bac…

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lower_Manhattan
nyc.gov/site/lpc/designations/historic-distric…
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urban_geology
chicagohistory.org/research/worlds-columbian-e…

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_fort
britannica.com/technology/fortification
pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/orpha…

history.com/news/orphan-trains-child-migration

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mud_flood_conspiracy_the…

reddit.com/r/Tartaria
reddit.com/r/AlternativeHistory

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