Monthly Archives: September 2006

10 – Manhattan neighbourhoods

Posted on September 24, 2006 by

Any and every American city is built up out of Avenues and Streets, most of them numbered. A much nicer way to describe a city is by mapping its neighbourhoods. As in this map of Manhattan.

Posted in 20th Century Map, 21st Century Map, America., City/Road/Subway Maps, New York, Non-Fictional, USA | 46 Comments

9 – Germany wins World War I(French worst case scenario)

Posted on September 21, 2006 by

What would Europe have looked like, had Imperial Germany won World War One? This image is taken off a French magazine at the start of the war, painting an exaggerated picture of German (and Austro-Hungarian) land-grabs in a Europe dominated … Continue reading →

Posted in 20th Century Map, Annexation., Europe, France, Germany, Political, Proposed, Tactical/Military, World War I | 65 Comments

8 – Re-drawing the map of the Middle East

Posted on September 21, 2006 by

The Americans are sinking into a quagmire of their own making in Iraq, but still fantasise about re-drawing the map of the whole Middle East more to their liking. One startling example is this map, produced by the Armed Forces … Continue reading →

Posted in 21st Century Map, Arabia., Asia., Cultural Fault Lines, Non-Fictional, Political, Proposed | 94 Comments

7 – Greater Albania

Posted on September 12, 2006 by

The Albanians are descendants of the Illyrians, an ancient Balkan people who preceded the Slavic populations surrounding their native territories. They presently have an independent nation – Albania, in their own language ‘ShqipĆ«tar’, meaning ‘Land of the Eagles’ – but … Continue reading →

Posted in 20th Century Map, Annexation., Balkans., Cultural Fault Lines, Europe, Irredentism, Non-Fictional, Political, Proposed | 22 Comments

6 – Market Reef

Posted on September 11, 2006 by

So you’re a map nerd and you think you know about every cartographic anomaly in the world, from the bizarre Belgian enclave of Baarle-Hertog in the south of the Netherlands to the three little islands in the Beagle Channel that … Continue reading →

Posted in 20th Century Map, 21st Century Map, Europe, Finland, Non-Fictional, Political, Sweden | 23 Comments

5 – The 38 state Union

Posted on September 10, 2006 by

In the 1970s, geography professor C. Etzel Pearcy proposed redrawing the borders of the US states, reducing them from 50 to 38. Each new state’s name was chosen to represent a physical of cultural aspect of each new territory. This … Continue reading →

Posted in 20th Century Map, America., Cultural Fault Lines, Non-Fictional, Political, Proposed, USA | 36 Comments

4 – Imperial Texas

Posted on September 10, 2006 by

Texas is a special state within the US – not only the biggest of the contiguous 48 states, but also culturally distinct. Furthermore, it was at one time an independent state, after secession from Mexico and before absorption by the … Continue reading →

Posted in 19th Century Map, America., Annexation., Short-Lived States, Texas, USA | 30 Comments

3 – United States of Canada vs. Jesusland

Posted on September 10, 2006 by

This map started popping up after the 2004 Presidential election in the US, when George W. Bush got re-elected (with a legitimate majority this time). Democratic challenger John F. Kerry only won a handful of states, mainly on both coasts … Continue reading →

Posted in 21st Century Map, America., Cultural Fault Lines, Elections, Non-Fictional, Parody, Political, Satire, USA | 33 Comments

2 – Stephen King’s Maine

Posted on September 10, 2006 by

Horror writer Stephen King is a native of Maine and still lives there. Most of his books are situated in the state, although not all the towns he uses are real. This map shows real-world burgs in Maine (in green) … Continue reading →

Posted in 20th Century Map, America., Fictional, Literature, Maine, USA | 32 Comments

1 – lunatic asylum districts in Pennsylvania

Posted on September 10, 2006 by

I like maps. I like weird maps, the kind you won’t find in a regular atlas. Maps of countries that never existed – or never will exist. I’ve given up on categorizing the maps I’ve collected so far – irredentism, … Continue reading →

Posted in 19th Century Map, America., Non-Fictional, Pennsylvania, USA | 18 Comments