Unusual and Marvelous Maps

DRB ^ | 15 Aug 2009 | Simon Rose

[rdl6989]

Old map ping!

[GeronL]

The future SimCity: Middle Ages??

[GeronL]

56K modems must hate you. =o)

[BGHater]

Lol. Yeah, I was gonna put a graphics warning on there. Oh well, I blame Obama.

[SunkenCiv]

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[svcw]

Very nice. Thanks for sharing.

[LikeLight]

Good stuff!

[mel]

Thanks very interesting.

[andy58-in-nh]

Very cool! Bumped for later viewing...

[nkycincinnatikid]

mark

[OldCorps]

bump

[OneWingedShark]

Interesting; thank you for posting them.

[blam]

Good, I like maps too, thanks.

[SunkenCiv]

Whoops! [blush] thanks rdl6989!

[ApplegateRanch]

Back in the seventies, C. Etzel Pearcy, a professor of geography, suggested redrawing all the borders of the American states. The country would then comprise thirty eight states, rather than fifty, with each new name representing an area’s physical or cultural distinctiveness. It was never implemented, of course, but very intriguing all the same:

Prophetic; he got Dearbornistan correct. OTOH, he missed badly on Ecotopia.

Like most 'propehts', 1 out of 38 is a good average. *<];-)

[Grut]

Map porn! :^)

[ADemocratNoMore]

Great post, thanks!.

[eclecticEel]

What a fantastic post, thanks for sharing!

[flaglady47]

Magnificent Maps!