There’s A Map For That (18 Interesting Pics)

Now maps are apps, but it used to be a 27’x27′ piece of paper folded up in your dad’s glovebox. We’ve come a long way.

Maps are incredible now. With the ability to make them on computers mixed with the sheer amount of knowledge we’ve amassed, you can pack a lot of information into one. Here are the 15 best I found this week.

1. 2010 Polish Presidential Election nearly lines up with the old Imperial German border.

u/IRanOutOfSpaceToTyp

2. The Solar System’s solid surfaces stitched together.

u/Vector005X

3. Map of Africa, using orange peel.

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4. Europeanized America

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5. 1422 Paris map on top of today Paris.

u/Stellarsleeper

6. Where penguins are found naturally in the world.

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7. Black Sea.

u/sallem654

8. Here’s my map of the British Isles in the style of Super Mario World

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9. Population Change of Britain & Ireland over 200 years.

u/BuiltlikeaMoose

10. Size comparison of Vietnam with the eastern United States.

u/CigaretteNightmares

11. Africa in 1880 compared to 1913

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12. The nearest country to everywhere in the US.

u/e8odie

13. Passenger railway network 2020.

u/TraveGeo

14. Map of Japan made from 5 to 500+ edges.

u/munuzus

15. Population cartogram of the United Kingdom.

u/ParadoxicalCabbage

16. The US mapped by the 7 deadly sins.

u/ParadoxicalCabbage

17. World’s 25 Largest Lakes side by side.

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18. The pacific is just that big.

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Mike Primavera

Mike Primavera is a Chicago-based comedy writer even though he doesn't HAVE to work. He lives comfortably off of his family's pasta fortune. Follow him on all social media at @primawesome