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The Mediterranean Sea of America

October 11, 2017 10 Comments

The Mediterranean Sea of America

Map created by Bret Drager

The map above shows just how big the United States is or just how big the Mediterranean Sea is, depending on your perspective.

And it should not be confused with the existing American Mediterranean Sea which is the the combined water body of the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico.

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Filed Under: Fictional, United States Tagged With: Mediterranean

Star Trek Map Of The Alpha & Beta Quadrants

September 26, 2017 22 Comments

Star Trek Map Of The Alpha & Beta Quadrants

Found via reddit

The map above is Shakaar’s Alpha/Beta map v3.3; a fan-made creation showing the Alpha and Beta quadrants of the Star Trek universe.

The map shows both major and minor powers that have appeared in the various series over the years.

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Filed Under: Fictional Tagged With: Star Trek

Palestine’s West Bank Archipelago

July 30, 2017 8 Comments

Palestine Archipelago

Map created by Julien Bousac

The map above shows what Palestine’s West Bank would look like if all non-Palestinian land suddenly turned into water.

All that would remain would be an archipelago of small islands with the sea of Israel to the west and the Jordanian ocean to the east.

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Star Wars Plot Maps Of The Original Trilogy

January 13, 2017 Leave a Comment

Map of Star Wars A New Hope

Map of Star Wars A New Hope created by Andrew DeGraff

The 3 Star Wars maps presented here are possibly some of the coolest and most original maps we’ve ever featured. They are the brainchild of freelance illustrator and artist Andrew DeGraff.

Each map shows the paths of the major characters in each of the original Star Wars trilogy films.

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Filed Under: Fictional Tagged With: star wars

Map Of The Town of Springfield From The Simpsons

June 14, 2016 6 Comments

Map of the The Town of Springfield From The Simpsons

Map created by Jerry Lerma and Terry Hogan

The map above shows the town of Springfield from the Simpsons. It was created by Jerry Lerma and Terry Hogan (with the link to their website sadly no longer working) and states it was last revised on May 26th 2004.

This suggests the map is only accurate up to the end of season 15 (the show is currently on season 27).

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The United States If The Annexation Bill of 1866 Had Passed

February 25, 2016 37 Comments

The United States If The Annexation Bill of 1866 Had Passed

Map created by user Rubberduck3y6 of alternatehistory.com via Wikipedia

The map above shows what an alternate United States might have looked like if the The Annexation Bill of 1866 had passed.

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Filed Under: Canada, Fictional, United States

Wizarding School Locations from Harry Potter

January 31, 2016 119 Comments

Wizarding School Locations from Harry Potter

Map created by Pottermore.com

The map above shows the locations of the 7 Wizarding schools that have been revealed so far, that exist in the Harry Potter universe.

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Filed Under: Fictional Tagged With: books

Game of Thrones’ Westeros At Night – Dark And Full of Terrors

June 20, 2015 7 Comments

Westeros-Night

Map of Wetseros at Night, part of Planetos at night map via Imgur

The map above shows what Westeros (from Game of Thrones) might look like at night if it could be viewed from space. In the North you can see the lights along The Wall.

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Filed Under: Fictional Tagged With: Game of thrones

How New Yorkers See The World: View of the World from 9th Avenue

June 7, 2015 3 Comments

View of the world from 9th ave

Map created by Saul Steinberg on behalf of the The New Yorker

View of the World from 9th Avenue is a classic map/illustration showing how New Yorkers see the rest of the world. Designed by Saul Steinberg, it was first published as the cover for the March 29, 1976, edition of The New Yorker.

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Filed Under: Fictional Tagged With: humour

Google Map Style Game of Thrones Westeros

May 9, 2015 1 Comment

Westeros, Essos and The Known World of Game of Thrones, Google Maps-style

Map created by reddit user selvag. Use coupon code: BRILLIANTMAPS to save 15%

The map above shows the entire ‘Known World’ from Game of Thrones including Westeros and Essos in a Google map style.

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Filed Under: Fictional Tagged With: Game of thrones

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