Making Sense Of The World, One Map At A Time
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.
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.
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.
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.
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).
The map above shows what an alternate United States might have looked like if the The Annexation Bill of 1866 had passed.
The map above shows the locations of the 7 Wizarding schools that have been revealed so far, that exist in the Harry Potter universe.
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.
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.
The map above shows the entire ‘Known World’ from Game of Thrones including Westeros and Essos in a Google map style.