Maps

[Harpo]

Even nowadays I’m actually nearer to Reykjavik than I am to Brighton.

 

[Extollager]

The prehistoric supercontinent of Pangaea, with locations of modern nations

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Cool! What was the source?

 

[Harpo]

I saw it shared on Facebook, that’s my source.

Source for where countries are - plenty of maps and atlases.

Source for Pangaea? Various studies over many years.

 

[Extollager]

I see -- just wondered if there were a particular, identifiable, high-credibility source -- I've seen Pangaea images before of course, but not with national boundaries like this one.

 

[Harpo]

I see -- just wondered if there were a particular, identifiable, high-credibility source -- I've seen Pangaea images before of course, but not with national boundaries like this one.

Same for me. That’s why I posted it.

Just found it here

https://www.visualcapitalist.com/incredible-map-of-pangea-with-modern-borders/

Massimo Pietrobon is the creator of the map.

PANGEA POLITICA

Buy the Only Original Political Pangea Map by clicking this link: Political Pangea by Massimo Pietrobon and get your own copy. Thank yo...

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[Harpo]

 

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[Hattori]

The borders between the Netherlands and Belgium are quite strange. Here's a video:

Baarle: Living in Two Countries in the Same Town

 

[Harpo]

Travel time from London, 1914 & 2016

 

[CupofJoe]

Travel time from London, 1914 & 2016

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It is even better when you see the scale on the 1914 map goes to "Over 40 days" and on the 2016 it is "Over 1 1/2 days"

 

[Harpo]

1790s West London

Whatever happened to Punkers Barn, eh? Punker’s Barn in Landseer’s time

 

[Harpo]

The Shape of the World, According to Old Maps

What did ancient maps look like, before we had access to airplanes and satellites? See the evolution of the world map in this nifty infographic.

www.visualcapitalist.com

 

[Harpo]

 

[Harpo]

A recent attempt at improving the London Underground map

London Underground Map Update : Jug Cerovic Architect

jug cerovic architect mapping wayfinding cityscape

www.jugcerovic.com

And another

 

[Harpo]

Cumbria

 

[Ursa major]

Why is Alston (the red dot) highlighted?

 

[Dave]

The world according to a fish

 

[Harpo]

Why is Alston (the red dot) highlighted?

I’m guessing that’s where the original image was made?

 

[beccabear67]

I found a large book, 'Hammond Past Worlds Atlas', with maps among other features that I can easily lose an hour just looking through if I open it... I checked and you can find a copy fairly reasonably priced, although it might have some dated material archaeologically speaking, the book came out in the '80s.

My father is the map freak in the family though; any map.