[rdl6989]

Old map ping!

[GeronL]

The future SimCity: Middle Ages??

[GeronL]

56K modems must hate you. =o)

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[svcw]

Very nice. Thanks for sharing.

[LikeLight]

Good stuff!

[mel]

Thanks very interesting.

[andy58-in-nh]

Very cool! Bumped for later viewing...

[nkycincinnatikid]

mark

[OneWingedShark]

Interesting; thank you for posting them.

[blam]

Good, I like maps too, thanks.

[ApplegateRanch]

Back in the seventies, C. Etzel Pearcy, a professor of geography, suggested redrawing all the borders of the American states. The country would then comprise thirty eight states, rather than fifty, with each new name representing an area’s physical or cultural distinctiveness. It was never implemented, of course, but very intriguing all the same:

Prophetic; he got Dearbornistan correct. OTOH, he missed badly on Ecotopia.

Like most 'propehts', 1 out of 38 is a good average. *<];-)

[Grut]

Map porn! :^)

[ADemocratNoMore]

Great post, thanks!.

[eclecticEel]

What a fantastic post, thanks for sharing!

[ARepublicanForAllReasons]

I just love this stuff. Thanks, from one cartophile to another. I also love historical maps showing ancient empires.

[bert]

Fantastic post!!

I have occasion to see evidence of trade into west Africa. It is still organized and carried out according to the old colonial map above.

The is one interesting fact. Although French trading companies are heavily involved in their former colonial holdings, they come to America to buy stuff rather than produce it themselves.

[BJClinton]

Very cool, thanks for posting this.

[Kartographer]

Very Nice! Thanks! I love maps, but then I guess that goes without saying! ;-)

[ConfusedAndLovingIt]

Very nice collection of maps.

Still on the topic of redrawing US borders, this recent Absolut Vodka ad campaign which ran in Mexico caused quite a stir. In the US there were calls to boycott the Swedish vodka, and yet the map has some basis in fact ... For those non-believers, here is a genuine map of Mexico in 1824, showing the territory later lost to the United States:

I think the author completely missed the point of why people were outraged by that map.