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A better map of the world

February 24, 2016

Gall–Peters_projection

The Gall-Peters projection map, showing the true relative size of the continents without the distortion of the traditional Mercator projection. (As usual, “The West Wing” got there first.)

Filed Under: Odds & Ends Tagged With: maps

Boston rapid transit map, 1954

June 2, 2014

Boston Rapid Transit map 1954

Click image to view full size. Via Cartographia.

Filed Under: Boston Tagged With: cities, history, maps

The true size of Africa

October 15, 2010

True Size of Africa

Africa is larger than the U.S., China, India, Japan, and all of Europe combined. Via (click to view full size).

Filed Under: Odds & Ends Tagged With: Africa, infographics, maps

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