Cartographical Elegance

This blog is about maps, fictional or otherwise. Enjoy.

[thebrasstower]

Star Maps.

[vox]

16 maps that Americans don’t like to talk about

Above, the theft of Native American lands in one gif. 

[fuckingflorida]

Rest in peace.

[thelandofmaps]

World map of countries shaded according to the annual percentage of cannabis use [1600 x 706] CLICK HERE FOR MORE MAPS! thelandofmaps.tumblr.com

[thelandofmaps]

Through the eyes of a colour-blind: Simulating how their world maps are coloured [4003x2763] [OC] CLICK HERE FOR MORE MAPS! thelandofmaps.tumblr.com

[skepticalavenger]

Chris Howard:  America really looks like this - I was looking at the amazing 2012 election maps created by Mark Newman (Department of Physics and Center for the Study of Complex Systems, University of Michigan, http://www-personal.umich.edu/~mejn/election/2012 ), and although there is a very interesting blended voting map (Most of the country is some shade of purple, a varied blend of Democrat blue and Republican red) what I really wanted was this blended map with a population density overlay. Because what really stands out is how red the nation seems to be when you do not take the voting population into account; when you do so many of those vast red mid-west blocks fade into pale pink and lavender (very low population).

So I created a new map using Mark’s blended voting map based on the actual numbers of votes for each party overlaid with population maps from Texas Tech University and other sources. 

Here’s the result—what the American political voting distribution really looks like.

[skepticalavenger]

Now THIS is the most accurate map that I’ve seen, and it is fascinating.

[micdotcom]

Reproductive rights are on a “dangerous precipice” across the United States, according to the Population Institute. In its recent report, the organization assigned letter grades to each state based on their policies affecting reproductive health. And the overall grade for the U.S. a whole is not good.

[think-progress]

U.S. Sees ‘Unprecedented’ Spike In Islamophobia After Paris Attacks

The United States has seen an “unprecedented” spike in Islamophobia since the tragic terrorist attacks struck Paris, France on November 13, with Muslims all over the country falling victim to shootings, personal assaults, harassment, protests, and attacks on their houses of worship.

America Is In The Middle Of An ‘Unprecedented’ Spike In Islamophobia

[newblogisjacindaelena]

  Michelle Cardwell

[mirkokosmos]

[retrogamingblog]

Johto Pokemon Map by Melee Ninja

Get the print here

[culturenlifestyle]

Stunning Jewelry Outline City Maps 

Israeli based artist Talia Sari constructs stunning brooches, necklaces and rings of street maps of the most famous cities in the world. A true romantic piece of memorabilia, Sari aims to bring a small piece of Paris, New York and Tokyo to one’s everyday life. 

You can find more stunning designs on her Etsy shop.

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[urloth]

@an-animal-imagined-by-poe

[clayorey]

Point Nemo: the point in the ocean farthest from land. Here you are surrounded by nearly 9 million square miles of water.

[thatsthat24]

Ok, but literally, how did someone determine this? Out of all the places in the ocean that this could have been, it must have taken a lifetime finding Nemo.

[huffpost]

National Geographic Redraws Atlas To Reflect Shrinking Sea Ice

[teflon-don]

Evolution of the New York subway over 150 years in the order that it was constructed.

[finchois-deactivated20150812]

Countries where gay marriage is legal nationwide.

[thisclockworkheart]

Because it’s one thing to know this mentally, it’s another thing to see it visually represented. I needed this. 

[yrbff]

Slightly incorrect state names.

[buzzfeed]

So close.