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n Frank San Miguel ("software geek, boat builder, musician and a veteran of a number of internet startups", including what became mapquest.com) alerted me to this nifty little map he […]
President Theodore Roosevelt vetoed the idea.
n Dominique Taléghani is a French scientific journalist by day, a designer of imaginary cartographies by night. On his or her (Dominique is one of those unisex first names) blog, […]
It might have snuffed out Secession with minimal loss of life; but Lincoln chose both the blockade and an invasion
If other continents have large inland river systems, why wouldn’t Australia?
Spain is the head, Lithuania the left knee - you get the idea
I’m not in the habit of extensively revisiting strange maps already posted here, as there are so many more out there. But the map of the ‘US States Renamed For […]
n When it comes to the discovery and colonization of America, Iceland can claim a longer pedigree than all other European countries. The Icelandic explorer Leif Eriksson (970-1020) was the […]
Despite centuries of war and territorial changes, Poland then looks a lot like Poland now.
The only way to visit this island is to read the book
Is the Boss to Jersey what Joyce was to Dublin?
n This map shows which climate European cities can expect 64 years in the future: n London‘s climate will resemble that of the Portuguese coast;nParis weather will resemble that of […]
n Somewhat in the style of a treasure map, this ‘Map of Online Communities’ shows MySpace, Wikipedia, SecondLife and other user-generated phenomena now populating the internet. n The geography is […]
n The United States expanded westward in ever more rectangular fashion, leading to states out west that are so square, they’re only recognisable in their geographical context. n This map […]
Today the hit counter of this blog went over one million. I’m at a loss for words. Thanks, all of you, for stopping by. I hope you keep enjoying this […]
n English is the dominant language in the British Isles, also in their Celtic fringe – Ireland, Scotland, Wales. In Scotland but mainly in Ireland, some territorial measures have been […]
n Some 75 sq. km of the state of Western Australia form Australia’s oldest micronation. The Hutt River Principality has about 20 permanent residents, but thanks to the fascination exerted […]
This is a map of the Stockholm Metro, with the original Swedish names of all the stops translated into English. Literal translations often make for funny reading, and this map […]
n "I wanted something unique, something nobody else had. But every idea I had – it had already been done," says Britta Oelschlaeger. The 33-year-old photographer, who hails from the […]