1968 shaded relief map of Africa (with political and language map insets)
1968 shaded relief map of Africa (with political and language map insets)
‘I have never seen this alignment before!’–tonwood
Exaggerated Relief Map of Peru - by Richard Edes Harrison (1938)
Exaggerated Relief Map of Peru - by Richard Edes Harrison (1938)
‘Wonderful map. First thing I did was look for the Callejón de Hualias - the valley at the foot of Mt. Huascarán (22,000 ft). There was a tremendous avalanche in the 1960s when three million tons of ice and snow broke off the summit and rolled right down. Probably the best depiction of Peruvian Amazonia I’ve ever seen’–CountHonorius
1967 relief map of Southeast Australia
1958 topographic map of the Gympie region in Queensland
1958 topographic map of the Gympie region in Queensland
‘Amazing how many railway branches were built that just never connected to one another… Kilcoy to Moore, Nanango to Yarraman…’–Tambury
Exaggerated relief map of the Iberian Peninsula
Exaggerated relief map of the Iberian Peninsula
‘Love the relief but tbh the desert color is so exagerated haha. Spain is dry, but only the province of almería is that arid’–nanimo_97
1920s orographical (height) map of Australia
1920s orographical (height) map of Australia
“Wow - I really dig this style”–Mighty_Specialist88
Stereographical map of the British Isles, 1887
Stereographical map of the British Isles, 1887
‘I read it as “stereotypical map of the British Isles” and was like wtf is stereotypical about this lol’–SovietBerlin
Elevation map of Oklahoma
Elevation map of Oklahoma
‘This map makes it look like the western part is the new Himalayas’–SexKatter
Ethiopia relief map
Ethiopia relief map
‘Fun Fact: At an elevation of 2,355m above sea level (7,726ft), Ethiopia’s Addis Ababa is the highest elevated capital city outside of South America and the fourth most elevated in the entire world.
Eritrea’s Asmara is sixth in the entire world, at 2,325m (7,628ft) above sea level’–abu_doubleu
Washington State Elevation - by Scott Reinhard
Washington State Elevation - by Scott Reinhard
‘That is beautiful, I wonder if he has Oregon, be right back … He has all the states, $55 each’–ferrhelm
Montenegro Joy Division style
Montenegro Joy Division style
‘What is joy division? … British alt-punk band circa 1976-1980. After the death of their lead singer in 1980 the remaining members formed the band New Order. The album cover for their debut album “Unknown Pleasures” looks a lot like this map’
Physical map of India and adjacent countries (1917)
Physical map of India and adjacent countries (1917)
‘gawd dayum, this is really cool. Thanks for sharing !’–hellouralive
U.S. Joy Division style
U.S. Joy Division style
‘And ‘Joy Division style’ meaning the rendering of radio emission pulses of a pulsar. CP 1919 to be exact’–LittleBastard
Polish topographic map of Bulgaria (1967)
Polish topographic map of Bulgaria (1967)
‘Very cool map, but raises a lot of historical questions. As in why does an American or British atlas use a Polish military map of Bulgaria in communist days, not an one one or local one. And also, why does it credit “sluzba topograficzna W.P.”, as in “Wojska Polskiego” so “topographical division (of the Polish Army)” when the the official term back than was the “Ludowe Wojsko Polskie” or LWP, translated as “Polish People’s Army”. Was that a stand against communism to use the old (now current again) acronym.’–JoseMikey
Hillshade map of Slovenia
Orographical map of Australia from the early 20th century
Orographical map of Australia from the early 20th century
‘This will be handy in the future’–bekastrange
Exaggerated Relief Map of southeastern Brazil and the surrounding region
Exaggerated Relief Map of southeastern Brazil and the surrounding region
‘Wow best one yet, you can really see how geography shaped Brazil’–newmanstartover
Panoramic raised relief map of Armenia (1990) In red is the epicenter of the 1988 Spitak Earthquake
Panoramic raised relief map of Armenia (1990) In red is the epicenter of the 1988 Spitak Earthquake
Exaggerated relief map of Italy
Exaggerated relief map of Italy
‘Well that’s a relief……..’–the_normal_person
1979 Physical Map of California
1979 Physical Map of California
‘We have finally gotten rid of Los Angeles, yes?’–sfbing
A Mountain in the Sea : satellite terrain map of Corsica
A Mountain in the Sea : satellite terrain map of Corsica
“looks kind of like upside down ireland … Yes, but with topography”
Topographic raised relief map of Africa
Topographic raised relief map of Africa
“I did not realize the central Sahara was so rugged. Just figured it was endless sand dune”–GarbledComms
Exaggerated Relief Map of Southeastern Australia at Night
Exaggerated Relief Map of Southeastern Australia at Night
“Why isn’t Tasmania more populated than it currently is? … It’s traditionally been an agrarian economy with relatively limited industry outside the primary sector (although the service sector has taken off over the past few years). It’s also very mountainous which limited the extent of early colonial settlements”
Exaggerated Relief Map of New Zealand at Sunrise
Exaggerated Relief Map of New Zealand at Sunrise
“r/mapswithonlynz … Does Australia not count? … Nah mate, that’s just the West Island”
