Literary Map of San Francisco

Posted by John Farrier in Book & Literature, Travel on January 24, 2010 at 12:26 am

San Francisco is a city that has hosted and inspired many great writers. So artist Ian Huebert created an enormous map of that city filled with the words of novelists and poets who either wrote their works in those locations, or located their stories there. In the links, you’ll find a larger image. And at Strange Maps, you’ll find a list of every author and work mentioned.

Larger Image | News Story via Strange Maps | Artist’s Website | Image: San Francisco Gate

 
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Map of US States Showing Countries of Equal Population

Posted by John Farrier in Travel on December 11, 2009 at 12:09 pm

This map by James Richards overlays a map of the United States with the flags of countries with populations equal to the respective states. You can view a much larger image at the link.

Link via Strange Maps | Flags of the World

 
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Per Capita Wine Consumption Chart

Posted by John Farrier in Food & Drink on November 24, 2009 at 3:53 pm


Image:Alexandre Suannes

From the cartography blog Strange Maps comes this Portuguese-language chart of per capita wine consumption around the world, shaped like a bundle of grapes. It was created by Brazilian graphic designer Alexandre Suannes. Luxembourg appears to be the largest consumer, with 5.91 liters per person. You can view a larger image at the link.

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Map of Translated Place Names

Posted by John Farrier in Pictures, Travel on November 23, 2009 at 1:58 pm


Image: Kalimedia

Cartography blog Strange Maps has a map of the British Isles showing current place names translated into modern English. It’s one from a collection known as The Atlas of True Names. You can view a larger image at the link.

Link | Other Maps of Translated Place Names | News Story

 
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