Rhodes Cartography

#30daymapchallenge | Day 22 Data: Natural Earth | The Great Islands

Earlier this summer I finished this print version of my map from last year depicting our Great Lakes as islands. Been trying to learn more about lighting techniques in Blender—I think this was a big leap forward from 2024 version!

This physical map of North America by the masterful @mtnmapper puts the location of Greenland and Iceland into perspective. You can grab the map here: buff.ly/M3Y4zrV

Day 22 of the #30DayMapChallenge - Natural Earth Data. I used the Ocean Bottom layer to make a Bathymetry map of Northern Europe.

After some helpful comments from testers, I have updated this tool for making simple outline maps on an equidistant projection. Zoom and rotate functions work better now and without a mouse. Make base maps for briefing graphics or coloring books.

mapspam.net/OutlineMap.html

That chart is well worth studying. Share of daily transactions taking place in cash around the world. As an Australian, I’m very much used to cashless everything by now. I’m still totally against going fully cashless.

On Monday afternoon (GMT) I will be giving a lecture at the Royal Geographic Society on Alexander Macomb Mason. Naval history, exploration in Africa, 19th-century century science, and lots of #maps... Register for in-person or online here:

www.rgs.org/events/upcom...

A bright, colourful map titled 'TECTONIC MAP OF THE SCOTIA ARC'. The map covers South America, the Scotia Sea, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, and the Antarctic Peninsula. Bathymetry is shown with varying shades of blue.

We've recently created a new collection of legacy maps in our Catalogue, which will be added to over time. For now, we have 3 interesting maps available to view and download: data.bas.ac.uk/collections/...
The Scotia Arc is one of our favourites. The map was a massive compilation effort at the time!

Celebrate Geography Awareness Week at Brown! From Nov 17-21, IBES & partners will host a career panel, photo contest, workshops, colloquia, and tours highlighting how GIS skills can be used in + beyond the classroom.

Full schedule: https://ibes.brown.edu/news-events/2025-geography-awareness-week

Who was "SHB" that made these maps for Churchill's books?

So glad to receive my copy of Great Power Diplomacy. It was a worthy challenge to make maps for a range of case studies. I am especially grateful that Wess thought to include a "Note on the Maps": a rare chance to reflect on the interplay of maps and strategy.

The maps of Ursula K Le Guin reveal a fascinating insight into world-building in fantasy fiction This fascinating show offers visitors a deeper sense of Le Guin’s maps as world-making and storytelling devices.

One of my inspirations…

theconversation.com/the-maps-of-...

Baltic Sea: Oblique Orthographic View of Maritime Geopolitics I took the existing orthographic oblique style I have used for some other recent maps and made this map after reading a few news stories about the Baltic. This rotation and framing gives a fresh persp...

My new map of the Baltic Sea got a strong response last week. Many seemed to appreciate the fresh perspective on maritime geopolitics, and a few asked for a high-resolution download, so I've posted it here:

thinkinginspace.net/f/baltic-sea...

Counterintuitive Comparison Of Relative Population Latitudes Of US, Canada & Europe

Full map: brilliantmaps.com/populatio...

Great work. Glad you found the tool useful.

Been consumed with other things lately and not making enough maps. But had a fresh look at the Baltic and came up with this take with an old style. Labeling needs work, but feels more dynamic than the traditional view.

Screenshot of my map portfolio. The maps are in two columns. Clockwise from upper left: south-up map of the world; map of California’s Mother Lode; map showing the route of the Chinese surveillance balloon over the U.S.; global map of dead zones; map of flood risk in Bangui, Central African Republic; temperature forecast map of the continental United States, with color and contours.

I added a few new things to the maps section of my portfolio.

#cartography #dataviz

No Hurricane or Typhoon Has Ever Crossed The Equator

brilliantmaps.com/no-hurric...

An array of 9 purple discs on a blue background. Figure from Hinnerk Schulz-Hildebrandt.

A nice shift in perceived colour between central and peripheral vision. The fixated disc looks purple while the others look blue.

The effect presumably comes from the absence of S-cones in the fovea.

From Hinnerk Schulz-Hildebrandt:
arxiv.org/pdf/2509.115...

Great map. Clear story, excellent use of projection and scale to frame the narrative on the page.

A Cartographic View of the California Gold Rush Original map by Robert Simmon

A Cartographic Tour of Gold Country. Inspired by a trip to the Sierra Foothills, I made a map of the Mother Lode, paired with some vintage maps highlighting different types of mines.

🗺️ #cartography #mapping

pixeum.org/exhibits/715...

It should zoom with the mouse scroll wheel or the corresponding movement on a touchpad. I should probably add a manual zoom slider on the controls. And not sure how every browser will perform. Mobile version is still under development.

Need a 16x9 map for your PPT? Want bluebook outline maps for a classroom? Are you really into equidistant projections? Do you like fun maps in strange orientations with bold colors?

Skip the image search and make the map that suits your own needs:

www.mapspam.net/OutlineMap.html

Having fun coding a new simple outline map generator.

Two oblique Ortho views of the Caribbean.

Bluebook map of the Caribbean

Only a small part of the Atlantic Wall was penetrated and made famous during D-Day. The defensive infrastructure was gigantic. Source: buff.ly/O8zVaFC