Map showing the voyage of the 'Nippon', the first Japanese aircraft to circumnavigate the world in 1939
Map showing the voyage of the ‘Nippon’, the first Japanese aircraft to circumnavigate the world in 1939
‘Wow this is so rich in Information, what local produce/resources are, where war and battle happened, Philippines is sent to be independent from the US in 1945, how many ethically Chinese are there in SEA, how many ethically Japanese in Hawaii, how many Jewish in North America etc. So cool’
1696 multi hemispheric maps of the world - by Carel Allard
1908 Ottoman map of the Pacific area
1908 Ottoman map of the Pacific area
‘Polyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyynesiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiia and also Assssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssia’
WW1 propaganda map, showing Australia under German control
WW1 propaganda map, showing Australia under German control
‘Kaisermania, lmao. “For when the Fuhrer does a little too much amphetamines”’
1695 map of the Eastern Mediterranean, showing the travels of St. Paul
1921 map of Japan, Korea and Taiwan - by Kenji Ogura
1921 map of Japan, Korea and Taiwan - by Kenji Ogura
‘Looks like a very high quality map’
1969 shaded relief map of the United States
1969 shaded relief map of the United States
‘they just don’t make em like this anymore’
1793 map of Poland - by Antonio Zatta
1793 map of Poland - by Antonio Zatta
‘The sheer quality of the numerisation of this map.
Mucho appreciato’
1848 map of western United States
1694 map of the world without water
1936 map of Sydney
1962 Iranian map of the Arabian Peninsula
1962 Iranian map of the Arabian Peninsula
‘Loving some of that beautiful calligraphy’
1962 map of the Lake Burley Griffin area, Canberra
1962 map of the Lake Burley Griffin area, Canberra
‘Awesome map, thanks for sharing. Wonder if the NCA still has any long term plans to add in the Yarralumla bridge and the bridge to the top east of East Basin?
A link from the Kingston foreshore to Piallago might be good if it doesn’t impact wildlife in the wetlands.
edit: Grevillea Park and Molonglo Reach has development potential as well but it is close to the palliative care hostel’
1693 world map - by Pierre Mortier
1914 Japanese pictorial map of Europe, Asia and North Africa
1914 Japanese pictorial map of Europe, Asia and North Africa
‘I do like the sown effect on Africa, as if the Europeans just tied the lands together’
1802 map of East Asia, Southeast Asia and Oceania - by Johannes Walch
1802 map of East Asia, Southeast Asia and Oceania - by Johannes Walch
‘Beautiful! This is more accurate than I thought possible in 1802
Same. Amazing what they could do with surface-level measuring and surveying, before satellites, or even airplanes!’
1692 map of Newfoundland
1635 map of Chile
1635 map of Chile
‘them: horizontal Chile isn’t real, it can’t hurt you
horizontal Chile: ‘
Average annual temperature map of Australasia (1908)
Average annual temperature map of Australasia (1908)
‘In 1839 the Colonial Office in England requested that all British colonies set up meteorological stations along their coastlines to improve understanding of the weather, and in doing so reduce deaths at sea. The New South Wales Governor George Gipps quickly organised observatories at Port Macquarie on the north coast on New South Wales, Port Jackson at the southern entrance to Sydney Cove, and at the Flagstaff Hill signal station in Port Phillip (which was part of New South Wales until 1851). This collection of stations was the first organised meteorological network in Australia.
The observatories were reportedly equipped with all the latest recording instruments and devices and the thermometer was kept in consistent conditions. These were not the same conditions that the Bureau of Meteorology have today, but they were a scientific improvement of the ad-hoc processes previously employed and a lot of effort has into understanding and homogenising the records to account for non-climatic influences.
The Bureau of Meteorology was created to consolidate the various meteorological services of Australia’s States which had developed extensive records of their regional weather during the 19th century. After complex negotiations, the Bureau was finally established in Melbourne through the Meteorology Act 1906’
Classes of land-surface form in the United States (1963)
1839 map of Texas
1839 map of Texas
‘this is amazing.
having a lot of trouble finding modern borders though. it looks like the southern and eastern borders are mostly the same, right?
where is el paso?
The southern border stops at the Rio Bravo which was apparently what the Rio Grande was called back then, so yes east, southern, and gulf coast borders are mostly the same.
El Paso isn’t on this map, it doesn’t extend far enough to the west (also El Paso didn’t become part of Texas till around 1846)’
1765 map of Madagascar - by Jacques Nicolas Bellin
1765 map of Madagascar - by Jacques Nicolas Bellin
‘Beautiful from this orientation’
Japanese pictorial map of Australia from 1942
Japanese pictorial map of Australia from 1942
‘It’s looks interesting, it would be great to see a translation
Here goes (a bit long, but for those who are interested), clockwise on the mainland from Perth:
パース (written top to bottom) - Perth
ポートへドランド (written right to left) - Port Hedland
ブルーム (T to B) - Broome
ダービー (T to B) - Derby
ウィンダム (T to B) - Wyndham
ポートダーウィン (R to L) - Port Darwin
クックタウン (T to B) - Cooktown
タウンスビル (R to L) - Townsville
ブリスベーン (R to L) - Brisbane
ニューカッスル (T to B) - Newcastle
シドニー (T to B) - Sydney
カンベラ (T to B) - Canberra
メルボルン (R to L) - Melbourne
アデレード (R to L) - Adelaide
…and in the middle, オーストラリヤ (R to L) - Australia
Now the ones outside Australia and along the top and right side of the map, dates are written by the month first:
バタビヤ (T to B) - Batavia (capital of the Dutch West Indies, present-day Jakarta)
ジャワ島 (T to B) - Java island
スラバヤ (T to B) - Surabaya
蘭領東印度諸島 (T to B) - Dutch West Indies (cut-off but the last 5 characters are readable)
チモル島 (R to L) - Timor island
ポートモレスビー (R to L) - Port Moresby
ソロモン海戦 8.8 (R to L) - Battle of the Solomon Sea (also known as Battle of Savo Island), August 8th
珊瑚海海戦 5.7~8 (R to L) - Battle of the Coral Sea, May 7th to 8th
珊瑚海 (R to L) - Coral Sea
ニューカレドニヤ島 (T to B) - New Caledonia island
シドニー港襲撃 5.31 (T to B) - Attack on Sydney Harbour, May 31st’