My method for creating fictional world maps:
1) go for a walk after rain
2) take photos of drying spots on the sidewalk
3) draw over them ✨
#worldbuilding #worldbuildingart #cartography #fictionalmaps
My method for creating fictional world maps:
1) go for a walk after rain
2) take photos of drying spots on the sidewalk
3) draw over them ✨
#worldbuilding #worldbuildingart #cartography #fictionalmaps
Flemish cartogapher Abraham Ortelius was born #OTD in 1527.
He is best known for his work in creating the first modern atlas, titled "Theatrum Orbis Terrarum" (1570). Before "Theatrum Orbis Terrarum," maps were typically scattered in various separate works. He collected & organized them into a single comprehensive volume, which proved to be a groundbreaking achievement in the history of cartography. His atlas included 53 maps, each depicting a different region of the world.
If you're into map making geekery, this is a great Ted Talk about the biggest mistakes cartographers have made about the Earth's geography.
https://www.ted.com/talks/kayla_wolf_the_biggest_mistakes_in_mapmaking_history?language=en
#OTD in 1570.
Cartographer Abraham Ortelius issues Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, the first modern atlas.
Three Latin editions of this (besides a Dutch, a French and a German edition) appeared before the end of 1572; 25 editions came out before Ortelius' death in 1598; and several others were published subsequently, for the atlas continued to be in demand till about 1612. It is often considered as the official beginning of the Golden Age of Netherlandish cartography (~1570s–1670s).
Dutch physician, mathematician, cartographer Gemma Frisius was born #OTD in 1555.
He created important globes, improved the mathematical instruments of his day and applied mathematics in new ways to surveying and navigation. Gemma's rings, an astronomical instrument, are named after him. He observed the total lunar eclipse of 3 Mar 1569 and he also discovered the 1572 supernova in Cassiopeia on 9 Nov, which he observed two days before Tycho Brahe.
English explorer and cartographer Robert Dudley was born #OTD in 1574.
The most important of Dudley's works was Dell'Arcano del Mare (Secrets of the Sea). It includes a comprehensive treatise on navigation and shipbuilding and it has become renowned as the first atlas of sea charts of the world. Originally published at Florence in 1646 in Italian, they represent a collection of all contemporary naval knowledge.
New Greater Northshore and MEGAMAP (Northwest King County) bike map update!
This version is very 1 Line light-rail focused, not just adding 1 Line stations but upgrading street labels for better wayfinding. It contains several other updates and two contributions as well.
https://solarbird.net/blog/2024/08/29/greater-northshore-bike-connector-map-1-4-release/
All previous advertised permalinks remain valid.
Using GPS in the year 1565
There’s a wonderful web app (“Allmaps Here”) that shows your GPS location on old maps. I love it.
https://www.verbeeld.be/2024/11/17/using-gps-in-the-year-1565/
Diagramming Dante: Michelangelo Caetani’s Maps of the *Divina Commedia* (1855/1872)
Divina Commedia at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1000
20 Maps That Changed the World
How we illustrate the world affects how we experience it.
By Lorna Wallace
https://www.mentalfloss.com/maps-that-changed-the-world
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#Maps & #Cartography picks of the day:
➡️ @openstreetmap - OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit
➡️ @polgeonow - Maps on current events & politics
➡️ @mapologies - Blog mixing maps with geography & other topics
➡️ @CaGIS - US org promoting map/GIS research, education & use
➡️ @BKG - German government agency for Cartography & Geodesy (in German)
➡️ @mappery - Highlighting maps in real life incl signs, posters, artworks etc
➡️ @wfgWorkshop - Artist & cartographer, maps of fictional worlds
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I've been complaining about this map for months, but now that it's done, I can share with you the rather impressive (if I do say so myself) timelapse of the illustration process. I'm really rather proud of how this one came out!
(the video's too big for anyplace but YouTube)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwp1AMKGvxs
(Reshares vastly appreciated, btw!)
#fantasyArt #fantasy #ttrpg #ttrpgs #WickedWhiskers #KeystoneFantasyRoleplaying #Cortex #CortexPrime #dwarves #cartography #map #illustration
Last week we published a set of three in-depth #map reports covering territorial control across #Somalia's claimed territories from 2023 to present. The June 2024 report is free for all readers, and shows the height of "#IslamicState" (#ISIS/#ISIL) control in the country:
https://www.polgeonow.com/2025/06/somalia-territorial-control-map-2024-isis-shabaab.html
#HornOfAfrica #cartography #maps #geography #Somaliland #Puntland #SSC_Khaatumo #mapping @geography @cartography @geopolitics #AlShabaab #AlQaeda #security #OSINT