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Introducing the BIG Map Blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The curator (known only as\u00a0the 59 kind<\/em>)\u00a0of the collection\/blog, is an enthusiast of cartography and geographic information systems with the know-how to compile, categorize and archive a vast collection of maps.<\/p>\n

Unlike many other map blogs (which\u00a0the 59 king<\/em> cites as writing “more lucid and engaging prose about cartography” than himself\u00a0[ex.01<\/a>, ex.02<\/a>, ex.03<\/a>]), two things allow this map blog to stand out:\u00a0A.)<\/small>\u00a0enormous maps, and\u00a0B.)<\/small>\u00a0access to the full-resolution file.<\/p>\n

The collection mainly focuses on maps of the United States. However, maps from around the world are also available.\u00a0Though the collection of Canadian maps<\/a> is limited, there are historical maps of Brantford (1875)<\/a> and Victoria (1878)<\/a>.<\/p>\n

One fun map in the collection is\u00a0Franquelin\u2019s Map of Northernmost America (1688)<\/a>,\u00a0due to its disproportions in the Great Lakes, not to mention the deformed island of Newfoundland<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Via\u00a0the BIG Map Blog<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Urban Planet is a roundup of blogs from around the world dealing specifically with urban environments. For more stories from around the planet, check out Spacing on\u00a0Facebook<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Twitter<\/a>.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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