Satirical/Cartoon maps that are interesting

One of the first war games I bought (garage sale), and probably the oldest. Not bad for 1965.

The ‘Prester John map’ by Abraham Ortelius, 1527-1598.

Here is a different kind of map. Whether or not is satirical is not obvious.

https://goo.gl/images/S4f7Vr

The War Games Map

The Dalography of Skaro

A Map of the Various Paths of Life. B. Johnson. Philadelphia, 1805.

Star Trek Map Of The Alpha & Beta Quadrants

No New New Aberdeen? Tsk tsk.


Map of countries not using the metric system

I bet New New Aberdeen still uses Imperial.

The World’s Globe Circler

Europe according to Americans:

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South Africa, circa 1900, printed just prior to Chuchill’s escape.

De Molukkische Eilanden

The Moluccas, though highlighted in this map, appear lost in the pantheon of islands that constitute the East Indies. The navigational difficulties for early European explorers seem almost insurmountable. Note that the equator has moved south and now passes between Machian (Makian) and Bachian (Bacan). Oddly, the western peninsula of New Guinea is presented as an island (Terre des Papous).

Gangs of Chicago

Bootleggers’ Map of the United States., 1930