Making Sense Of The World, One Map At A Time
The map above is a tongue‐in‐cheek (and purely satirical) take on the Israeli–Palestinian “two‐state solution.”
It color‐codes only two “states” Spain (in yellow) and Portugal (in purple) then shades almost the entire globe (including Israel/Palestine) as “Portugal.”
This is reference to 1494 Treaty of Tordesillas, in which the Pope divided the non‐European world between Spain and Portugal along a meridian in the Atlantic Ocean.
As a Canadian I like the Canadian design, although I think it’s tough to argue that anything beats the Scottish version of the Welsh flag.
Here’s a bit more about them
There are many reasons for the decline, which are outlined below. However, it should be noted that Ireland was not unique in this process, the UK saw a similar decline as a result of the Beeching cuts.
From the map’s author:
More about their names for countries:
The map above and the videos below show the slow and steady progress of the women’s rights movements over three hundred years.
They are all the work of The Borys on Youtube.
Below you can watch the original video as well as sped up one, followed by a full explanation.
The map above comes from Mark Ovenden’s brilliant book: Transit Maps of the World: Expanded and Updated Edition of the World’s First Collection of Every Urban Train Map on Earth.
And it shows the world connected via London tube style transit map.
