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[Travel] Interesting maps



Giraffe

Giraffe

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I love a map that tells you something.

In this instance each red dot represents a football pitch.

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Eeyore

Eeyore

Colonel Hee-Haw of Queen's Park
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Queen's Park Cricket Ground. An obsession of mine. No pictures exist. Only a couple of references. How it was even level is something I can't work out, given the uneven terrain as it is now.
 






















stewart12

stewart12

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Jan 16, 2019
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Eeyore said:
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Queen's Park Cricket Ground. An obsession of mine. No pictures exist. Only a couple of references. How it was even level is something I can't work out, given the uneven terrain as it is now.
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Wow, can't picture a cricket ground there at all
 




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Professor Plum

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Giraffe said:
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European population in 1840
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I love maps and always have. But I think that’s an example of a map being a bad medium to convey information. Too messy. The message gets lost. If it was tabulated you could add columns for current population and note the percentage changes. A better use of the map might be to have colour gradation to illustrate different rates of population growth across the continent. The darker the red the higher the population growth, say.

The football pitches one is a much better example of where a map gets info across effectively.
 


Grizz

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There's a great map shop in Cecil Court just off Leicester Sq in London. Always enjoy popping along and gawping through the window when I'm up town.
 




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Marty McFly

Seagulls Over Canada
Aug 19, 2006
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La Pêche, Quebec
Professor Plum said:
I love maps and always have. But I think that’s an example of a map being a bad medium to convey information. Too messy. The message gets lost. If it was tabulated you could add columns for current population and note the percentage changes. A better use of the map might be to have colour gradation to illustrate different rates of population growth across the continent. The darker the red the higher the population growth, say.

The football pitches one is a much better example of where a map gets info across effectively.
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As someone who makes maps for work … this!
 


beorhthelm

beorhthelm

A. Virgo, Football Genius
Jul 21, 2003
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Professor Plum said:
I love maps and always have. But I think that’s an example of a map being a bad medium to convey information. Too messy. The message gets lost. If it was tabulated you could add columns for current population and note the percentage changes. A better use of the map might be to have colour gradation to illustrate different rates of population growth across the continent. The darker the red the higher the population growth, say.

The football pitches one is a much better example of where a map gets info across effectively.
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hmm, sounds like you want a lot more and different information than the author wanted to show.
 


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