Maps Telling Their Stories

My attempt to ctalog the maps that help me visualize the world as it was, is and is in the process of becoming. 

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US rivers drawn in proportion to how much water they carry

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Europe by rail — every notable train route on the continent, drawn as one map. High-speed lines in gold (see the star of routes out of Paris, and the fans from Madrid and Milan), sleeper trains in purple threading between the capitals, scenic lines in green through the Alps. It's a live, interactive map — 852 routes worldwide, free, no signup: https://trainrouter.com

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Norwegian colonial empire

Norwegian colonial empire

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Nigeria had more births in 2025 than all of Europe (4.5M vs. 7.5M)

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The world’s passenger railways — 852 notable train routes on one map, from the Trans-Siberian to the Shinkansen. No basemap: the rail lines alone draw the continents. Interactive version, free: https://trainrouter.com

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— 2,435 of them, mapped from Wikidata (CC0) on OpenStreetMap tiles. Browse by country, sort by age, or play a daily “Guess the Castle” game. 

https://thecastlemap.com

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Historical Regions of the Baltics

Historical Regions of the Baltics

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Did a volcanic eruption in Iceland cause the French Revolution?

Did a volcanic eruption in Iceland cause the French Revolution?

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Largest Latin American immigrant nationality in Mexico by state

Largest Latin American immigrant nationality in Mexico by state

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Orbital launches by countries in the first half of 2026.

Source and details:

Orbital launch stats from around the world.

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European countries and regions where an Indo-European language is not an official language

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How people in NYC identify their ancestry or family origin

Interactive map:

An American Mosaic

This map shows how people in the United States identify their ancestry or family origin. Explore the many ways we describe our heritage and

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Last World Cup Wins in Europe

(by u/depredador93)

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The Journey of Odysseus

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Gay marriage in the Americas

Gay marriage in the Americas

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Countries eligible to host the 2038 FIFA World Cup

(by u/-yolewpaniaq)

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Spread of the Hindu Arabic numeral system

Spread of the Hindu Arabic numeral system