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Original graphicBasically just watch this: https://youtu.be/-iv0FdCEGeo
Mashup maps (reflections)
I was originally inspired by this map from Business Insider Australia, which shows how similar Brazil and Australia are in shape and size. My first thought was, “Wow! The curves and coastlines match up a little too well.” Then something else occurred to me: the population distributions are kind of similar, as well—a rotated Australia […]
Roman Roads of Iberia
If you think this would make a cool poster, you can get a high-res, print-worthy PDF for $9! This map was a blast to make. I chose to follow the Antonine Itinerary more strictly, which meant that I had to deal with many parallel lines. This forced me to go out of my comfort zone with […]
Russia’s murder rate: a quiet miracle
Murder rates across Russia have fallen in all regions, to levels not seen since the Soviet glory days of the 1960s.[1]“Widespread robbery of the population, contract killings, taking hostages, open rape in the streets, racketeering and terrorism—these have all become virtually mundane aspects of everyday life for Russian citizens,” wrote famous Russian criminologist Vladimir Kudryavtsev […]
Roman Roads of Italy
If you think this would make a cool poster, you can get a high-res, print-worthy PDF for $9! Versione italiana — Italian versionIt’s taken me almost a year to get around to doing this, but as promised, here is the transit-style map of the ancient Roman roads of Italy!The same caveats apply to this […]
Four possible outcomes in Korea
Written by Tim KoayThe Panmunjom Declaration is an exciting step towards peace on the Korean peninsula—a goal many have worked hard towards across many decades. We have forecasted four scenarios of potential developments as a result of future summits, closed-door deliberations, and agreements. A realistic view of current developments would mean that the future most […]
Reconstructing Kenmore, 1890
I wrote this short essay for a class called “History of Cartography”. Prof. Danzer thought I did a good job, so I decided to share it here.The area of modern-day Boston between Massachusetts Avenue and Kenmore Square has no common name, despite being one of the city’s most important transport nodes. Beacon Street, Commonwealth Avenue, […]
Life expectancy in Russia
Click the images to get PNG versions. National overviewAs of 2017, life expectancy at birth in Russia is 72.5 years.This is quite an improvement over the mid 1990s, when life expectancy had fallen into the low 60s, on par with much less developed countries like Sudan and Pakistan. And, for the first time, it is […]
Europe and Mankind—English translation
This is currently unfinished, but I want the public to be able to see the sections that I have translated so far. Europe and Mankind is an interesting essay written by Nikolai Sergeyevich Trubetzkoy (1890–1938), who happens to be a first cousin thrice removed. He was primarily a linguist, but occasionally wrote on historical and […]
Printable United States map
This is a general-purpose map of the United States, designed from the bottom up to be printable by everyone, and to look great on the humble 8.5 x 11 paper.When making maps, or just looking at data, I do a lot of sketching. I usually Google Image search some kind of basemap, and scribble on […]
