strange maps an atlas of cartographic curiosities

Quando entramos no campo dos mapas como arte, propaganda política, diagrama de representação complexa ou expressão pura da imaginação, o potencial criativo cresce exponencialmente. Cartografando uma terra em grande parte desconhecida, os autores de antigos mapas imaginaram terras inexistentes, criaturas exóticas, seres fantásticos, e quando a imaginação já não dava para mais. Quando entramos no campo dos mapas antigos, as possibilidades imaginárias explodem. As cores, os nomes exóticos e as fractais linhas traçadas já nos levam a imaginar os locais reais.

Por si só, os mapas já despertam a curiosidade. The Strange Maps blog has been named by GeekDad Blog on one of the more unusual and unique sites seen on the Web that doesn't sell anything or promote an agenda and it's currently ranked #423 on Technorati's Top 500 Blogs.īrimming with trivia, deadpan humor, and idiosyncratic lore, Strange Maps is a fascinating tour of all things weird and wonderful in the world of cartography. Obscure Proposals, capturing Thomas Jefferson's vision for dividing the Northwest Territory into ten states with names such as Polypotamia and Assenisipia įantastic Maps, with a depiction of what the globe might look like if the sea and land were inverted. Whatchamacallit, including a map of the area codes for regions where the rapper Ludacris sings about having hoesbr Political Parody, containing the Jesusland map and other humorous takes on voter profiles Categories of cartographic curiosities include: Literary Creations, featuring a map of Thomas More's Utopia and the world of George Orwell's 1984 Ĭartographic Misconceptions, such as a lavish seventeenthcentury map depicting California as an island The result is a distinctive illustrated guide to the world. Spanning many centuries, all continents, and the realms of outer space and the imagination, this collection of 138 unique graphics combines beautiful full-color illustrations with quirky statistics and smart social commentary. An intriguing collection of more than one hundred out-of-the-ordinary maps, blending art, history, and pop culture for a unique atlas of humanity

Strange maps an atlas of cartographic curiosities