Do you like looking at maps?

[easytoslip]

Yes I often browse through an atlas , there was a programme on a while back about the early days of map making to the OS and how they surveyed and mapped things out, it must of been painstaking and taken ages.Very good it was,on Bbc4 I think.

[Moctezuma]

Yes I often browse through an atlas , there was a programme on a while back about the early days of map making to the OS and how they surveyed and mapped things out, it must of been painstaking and taken ages.Very good it was,on Bbc4 I think.

 

 

Thanks for this

[Moctezuma]

 

Before and after Beeching

[TheBitch]

World dive map.

 

 

 

 

[Moctezuma]

Derivations of the names

[Moctezuma]

American Arms sales over time, don't know how to embed

 

https://vimeo.com/279923192?quality=1080p

[Moctezuma]

Alignment of city streets

[Moctezuma]

Population cartogram:

 

[Moctezuma]

Baronial Ireland:

[Moctezuma]

[Champ]

I love seeing this thread popping up. It’s like getting something unexpected in the post

[Mook]

Not really maps but there was a series on BBC Scotland recently called Scotland from the Sky & they were looking at how things had changed over the years in the cities & rurally from the air, it was magic. Just found out there's a book available so I'll be getting turfed out of Waterstones next week for smashing one off in the corner to it.

 

[aws]

Simon Kuestenmacher@simongerman600 is a great twitter account for all kinds of wonderful maps. 

[Champ]

35 minutes ago, Mook said:

Not really maps but there was a series on BBC Scotland recently called Scotland from the Sky & they were looking at how things had changed over the years in the cities & rurally from the air, it was magic. Just found out there's a book available so I'll be getting turfed out of Waterstones next week for smashing one off in the corner to it.

 

We watched that. I love all that ‘layers of history’ stuff.

Is it a sign of getting older?

[Mook]

7 minutes ago, Champ said:

We watched that. I love all that ‘layers of history’ stuff.

Is it a sign of getting older?

I don't think so, I would've loved that programme when I was a kid & I've always liked looking at maps too. This thread is brilliant.

[Gruntfuttock]

 

This maybe of interest,

 

https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/side-by-side/#zoom=12&lat=53.4342&lon=-2.9484&layers=1&right=BingSat

[AngryOfTuebrook]

The "Terrible Maps" page on Facebook has some good stuff. 

 

Map of Roman Air Bases in 2nd Century AD

[AngryOfTuebrook]

[AngryOfTuebrook]

The true size of South America.

[AngryOfTuebrook]

The true size of Africa.

 

[AngryOfTuebrook]

[Bjornebye]

9 minutes ago, AngryofTuebrook said:

The true size of South America.

The Falklands independent now? Yerrrsss

[AngryOfTuebrook]

Land use in the USA (according to Bloomberg).

 

 

Stronts - If you want to reiterate your point about how vegetarianism can save the environment, now would be a good time.

[Bjornebye]

5 minutes ago, AngryofTuebrook said:

Land use in the USA (according to Bloomberg).

 

 

Stronts - If you want to reiterate your point about how vegetarianism can save the environment, now would be a good time.

Wow. Urban housing vs top 100 landowners is grim viewing there. Prick of a country. Its probably legal to fuck a horse in half of the place. 

[AngryOfTuebrook]

3 minutes ago, Bjornebye said:

Wow. Urban housing vs top 100 landowners is grim viewing there. Prick of a country. Its probably legal to fuck a horse in half of the place. 

Bestiality is legal in the red states.