The map, as an innovation, is extremely important. Simply constructing a useful representation of our world onto a piece of paper (or clay or vellum or whatever) vastly increased the capabilities of humankind. But we continue to add and alter this medium, in ways that allow for greater understanding of our world and even of ourselves. So in this video I talk about 42 maps that are really amazing. Resources that were very helpful included: http://www.reddit.com/r/mapporn http://www.worldmapper.org/index.html http://www.twitter.com/amazing_maps http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/maplab/ And this story is just AMAZING http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2013/09/jerry-gretzinger-map-ukrania/ Thanks to Katherine for being my research assistant on this one :-) ALL THE MAPS! United States on the Moon http://www.reddit.com/r/MapPorn/comments/18gyym/to_give_some_sense_of_scale_the_united_states/ Carta Marina: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carta_marina The Town of Chicago http://www.oldimprints.com/pages/books/46792/illinois-chicago/map-of-chicago-incorporated-as-a-town-august-5-1833 Pomponius Mela http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pomponius_Mela Seven Billions http://www.reddit.com/r/MapPorn/comments/104wwo/seven_billions_the_world_divided_into_seven/ Australia is Empty http://www.reddit.com/r/MapPorn/comments/1ibsap/2_of_australias_population_lives_here_oc1501x1402/ More in than Out http://www.reddit.com/r/MapPorn/comments/1dqh7d/after_seeing_a_recent_post_about_the_population/ ...Actual Circle http://www.reddit.com/r/MapPorn/comments/1dsssf/there_are_more_people_living_inside_this_circle/ Longest Straight Line http://www.reddit.com/r/MapPorn/comments/15mwai/the_longest_straight_line_you_can_sail_almost/ On a Globe http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpQwuGueeoA&feature;=youtu.be Earth Sandwich Locations http://www.reddit.com/r/MapPorn/comments/1iy7xm/land_on_earth_where_there_is_also_land_the_other/ Alcoholic Drink Preference http://www.who.int/substance_abuse/publications/global_alcohol_report/en/ Side of the Road http://chartsbin.com/view/edr Joshua Katz Linguistic Maps of America http://www.businessinsider.com/22-maps-that-show-the-deepest-linguistic-conflicts-in-america-2013-6?op=1 Metric Use http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Metric_system.png Maternity Leave http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2013/02/17/opinion/17coontz2-map/17coontz2-map-popup.png Juvenile Death Penalty http://www.prisonpolicy.org/atlas/juvenile_dp_in_modern_world.html World Mapper http://www.worldmapper.org Carna Botnet Project http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carna_Botnet A Day in the Life of Air Traffic http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1L4GUA8arY Population by Latitude http://www.reddit.com/r/MapPorn/comments/1dddhq/worlds_population_by_latitude_longitude_xpost/ The True Size of Africa http://www.economist.com/blogs/dailychart/2010/11/cartography Ptolemy's Map http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ptolemy's_world_map The Sawley Map http://blog.metmuseum.org/penandparchment/exhibition-images/cat300r2_49e/

• published: 20 Sep 2013
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