Shown above is a map of the historical Hadrian’s Wall. This landmark is located in northern England in the United Kingdom, just a touch below the border to Scotland. The wall itself was named after the Roman emperor Hadrian, who ordered the Romans to build it in the year 122 AD. Designated as the northern … Read more
The map of Ireland above shows the country’s Railways System in two different years, in 1920 and 2020. As you can see, in the 100-year difference, Ireland’s train system had a significant decline. How did this come about, and what factors contributed to the Irish railway system’s present state? The 1920s to 1940s First, some … Read more
The map above shows the United Kingdom, and how each area of the country is different in terms of linguistics, including how to pronounce words and the words that are used to refer to something. The map’s maker, Ryan Starkey of Starkey Comics, has since made significant changes to the maps above “with far more … Read more
The map above shows the U.S. state of California, with emphasis on the state’s High-Speed Rail project. As of the latest progress update in the above map (October 2024), no station from this train line project has been opened for public use, with most of the depicted routes still under active construction (orange lines) or … Read more
Shown above is a German-language map of the Holy Roman Empire when it was ruled by the Hohenstaufen Emperors during the middle of the 12th century to the late 13th century (1138-1254). The map above includes the Empire’s many principalities and states, with each of them being distinguished by various colors. Also shown are the … Read more
The map above shows the Holy Roman Empire in the year 200 AD, with its major road networks being illuminated. During that time, the empire had a massive road network, spanning a total of around 400,000 kilometers (250,000 miles), with 80,000 km (50,000 miles) of them being stone-paved roads. This enormous road trail proved to … Read more
The map below shows the German capital city of Berlin, as seen in the eyes of East Germany back in the year 1988. As you can see, the left half of Berlin is blanked out. But why is this so? Before the reunification of Germany in 1990, the country was split into two, West Germany … Read more
The maps above show the fictional place of Westeros from the Game of Thrones (GoT) television series, as well as its resemblance to the real-life maps of the United Kingdom and an inverted Ireland combined together. Despite its apparent resemblance, there are some key differences regarding both Westeros and the British Isles. The author George … Read more
The map above shows the football (soccer) matches that will never happen, thanks to the ban on such match-ups imposed by two football governing bodies, the UEFA (European body) and FIFA (world body). The reasons that these match-ups will not materialize in the near future is because of each country’s lack of recognition of another, … Read more
Shown above is a map of England (United Kingdom) that depicts each English town and city, and its population in the year 1377. The capital city of London had almost 35,000 inhabitants at the time. The only other city to have a population of more than 10,000 is the northern city of York, with over … Read more