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Travellers, discoverers and cartographers have named the world around us so that we might find our way in it. The purpose of a place name, therefore, is to be as […]
This blog reached its 10 millionth hit last Tuesday. That is amazing. I’m speechless. Well, almost: n Thanks to all visitors, casual and regular, for helping Strange Maps reach that […]
Fast food chains generally don’t have a good rep when it comes to healthy, eco-conscious dining. There is some re-branding going on, though, like at McDonald’s, which is moving heaven […]
“A popular game show in which contestants need to answer trivia questions on a variety of topics that has been running on US tv for nearly 45 years, and has […]
Not very correct cartographically, but mildly funny.
Here’s a treat for all you cruciverbally obsessed Hungarian cartophiles out there: a Magyarophone crossword in the shape of Old Hungary, i.e. the other half of the Austrian-led Double Monarchy […]
Russia is no longer the hub of a worldwide Communist empire, nor the main ingredient of the Soviet Union; but the Kremlin still insists on wielding power in its old […]
I learned a new word today, but the condition it describes has been with me for quite some time: cartocacoethes – the compulsion to see maps everywhere. More on that […]
Because of eurocentrism. But probably not for much longer.
The map was made by James Mazzeo, a long-time associate of Neil Young
The Jews have another Israel. It's in Siberia - and it was their first official home.
Europe's most powerful country is annexed out of existence by its neighbours
Tilt your map 90 degrees to the right, and the elephant reveals itself
To spare the feelings of the good people of his hometown, Sinclair Lewis invented a fictional state as the setting for his novels
A less well-known boundary than America's Continental Divide
A weird marriage of urban planning and personality cult
