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Organization of Cartographers for Social Equality (OCSE)

Last Updated: June 2, 2025 Leave a Comment

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The Organization of Cartographers for Social Equality (OCSE) is a fictional group featured in the television series The West Wing (as seen above).

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Who or What Is Rand McNally?

Last Updated: June 2, 2025 Leave a Comment

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Who or What Is Rand McNally?

Map from Simpsons Wiki
Rand McNally is a well-known American map making and publishing company (due in no small part to it’s appearance in an iconic Simpson’s scene).

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‘A Study in Empires’, World War 2 German Propaganda Map Comparing Germany’s Territorial Expansion To That Of The British Empire

Last Updated: June 6, 2025 Leave a Comment

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'A Study in Empires', World War 2 German Propaganda Map Comparing Germany's Territorial Expansion To That Of The British Empire

Map found via reddit
From the original reddit thread:

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Watch The 21 Year Great Northern War On Google Maps

Last Updated: May 13, 2025 Leave a Comment

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The video above shows a very simplified version of the 21-Year Long Great Northern War using Google Maps.

I was very much inspired to find a video map of the war because of the wonderful The Rest is History series on it.

Here’s more about the war:

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The Most Common Blood Types In Each European Country

Last Updated: May 9, 2025 Leave a Comment

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The Most Common Blood Types In Each European Country

Map created by Maps.Interlude
The map above shows the most common blood type by European country. However, as the maps below show, the differences in the numbers between countries with more O+ and A+ is often quite small.

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Upside-Down Brazil Centred Map From The Brazilian Government

Last Updated: November 14, 2025 3 Comments

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New Upside-Down Brazil Centered Map From The Brazilian Government

Map from @MarcioPochmann
The map above shows Brazil at the centre with the world turned upside-down. Marcio Pochmann who shared the map on X said (translated from Portuguese):

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Which Parts Of Europe Are Richer & Poorer Than East Germany In 3 Maps

Last Updated: March 9, 2026 1 Comment

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Which Parts Of Europe Are Richer & Poorer Than East Germany Including Berlin

The map above looks at which parts of Europe are richer or poorer than East Germany in 2023. The data comes from Eurostat and is based on Purchasing power standard (PPS, EU27 from 2020), per inhabitant.

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Map Of Viking Expansion Between 790 & 1066

Last Updated: October 9, 2025 Leave a Comment

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Map Of Viking Expansion Between 790 & 1066Map created by reddit user PisseGuri82

The map above is a stunningly detailed look at Viking Expansion between 790 and 1066.

Here’s what’s included in the legend:

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The 10 Largest Cities in Europe in 2025 (Based On 30km Population Circles)

Last Updated: May 6, 2025 Leave a Comment

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The 10 Largest Cities in Europe in 2025 (Based On 30km Population Circles)

Map created by Frierfjord1
Which city is the biggest is always controversial.

Do you measure simply based on the city proper? Metropolitan area?

The map above attempts to solve that issue by looking at how many people live with 30km (18.6 miles) of the city centre of each European city. You can quibble that 30km is too much or not enough, but not on the general approach.

Here’s what the author of the map had to say about it:

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The Smallest Possible Circles Containing 0.1%-100.0% Of The World’s Population

Last Updated: May 6, 2025 1 Comment

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The video above shows the smallest circle you can make that contains anywhere from 0.1% of the world’s population all the way up to 100% of it.

It comes from reddit user alexmijowastaken who explains that:

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