From the map author:
A Map of All 1,600 Twin Towns & Sister Cities of The UK
It was created for the following Map Men Video:
The Loss of The Cornish Language 1350 – 1750
The map above is based on the work of K. George, Cornish, in: M. Ball (ed.), (1993) The Celtic Languages.
It shows the gradual loss of the Cornish language and its replacement by English from 1350 to 1750.
More about the process:
United Nations Geoscheme Explained
What Is the UN Geoscheme?
23 Examples Of AI Being Dumb When It Comes To Making Maps
I’m personally a big fan of AI and frequently use it to analysis data, transcribe and translate and even help write map explainers.
But one thing AI still can’t seem to do is make good (or accurate) maps from scratch as the following 20 examples all show.
Most of the following maps come from @ChatgptLunatics aka AI being dumb (follow them for more AI related humour).
And while I didn’t personally create any of the maps below (or more accurately enter the prompts that made them), they very much reflect my own experience using AI to try and create maps.
Techo Bros vs Actual AI
School Shootings: US vs Europe Maps
The maps below compare how many school shooting incidents and deaths there are in the US compared to various European countries.
I have is published all the data below along with notes on sources and methodology.
The Total Number of School Shooting Incidents By US State Between 1966 and 2025
Treaty of Alcáçovas (1479): The World’s First Colonial Partition Treaty
From the author:
10 Countries Where Apostasy (The Act Of Leaving A Religion) Is Theoretically Punishable By Death
More about why below:
Map Of The World’s Railways
From their website:
Fictional Space Flags For Each Country’s Space Program
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