The 1587 Flat Earth Map of the World by Urbano Monte is a fascinating historical document that reflects the geographical knowledge and worldview of its time. And you can even buy a copy here on Amazon.

Although not explicitly a “flat earth map” in the sense of modern flat-earth theories, it is an early and ambitious attempt to create a comprehensive world map using an azimuthal equidistant projection.

Key Points About Urbano Monte’s Map:

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The map above is titled: Gleason’s New Standard Map Of The World and is a silly, but great example of a flat earth map. You can even buy a copy on Amazon here.

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Map created by Marko JukicThe map imagines “If the United States broke apart like the Soviet Union…” did in 1991.

The map draws parallels between the breakup of the Soviet Union into independent republics and a hypothetical disintegration of the U.S. into regional states.

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Map created by atlas_cartographyThe map above shows the modern-day distribution of religions across the territories that were once part of the Roman Empire.

The colors and patterns on the map represent the dominant religions or sects in different regions as of today.

Here’s a breakdown of what each section represents:

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Map found on redditThe “map” above illustrates various geographical features and landforms. It categorizes these features into different regions and labels them accordingly.

Here’s a description of the terms included in the image, organized by region:

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The map above shows the Rose Hill (aka Slants Streets) neighborhood of Missoula Montana. Here’s how it came about:

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Map found on WikimediaThe map above shows the development of a river meander into an oxbow lake. Flow is from the left. Deposition of material is on the banks of the inner curves, erosion on the outside.

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I’m very please to announce that The Maps for Curious Minds series is back—with 100 vivid infographic maps that transform the way we understand the cultural and historical wonders of North America.

North American Maps for Curious Minds was written by Matthew Bucklan and Victor Cizek and illustrated by Jack Dunnington with a foreword by me (Ian Wright).

Find out the answers to the following questions:

• Where can you find the world’s tallest and steepest roller coasters?
• Who is the highest-paid public employee in each state?
• Where can you visit the world’s largest island in a lake on an island in a lake on an island?
• Where can you find the world’s biggest geode?
• Where can you find the world’s oldest, tallest, and largest trees?

and many, many more.

You can find out more about the book from The Experiment here.

And if you’d like to get your own copy, you can do so from the following stores:

• Amazon
• Barnes & Noble
• Books-A-Million
• Bookshop.org
• Indigo
• Powell’s
• Workman

Map created by Eva Fuglei & Arnaud Tarroux via Research Gate

The map above shows the incredible journey of one arctic fox in 2018. Over the course of just a few months she walked up to 155km per day all the way from Svalbard (a Norwegian archipelago) to Canada’s Ellesmere Island via Greenland.

You can read the full story here. And see a picture of the fox here.

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