Have you ever looked at a map of the world and felt like something was off? That’s because most world maps are based on the Mercator projection, which was created in the 16th century and is still widely used today. The Mercator projection is great for navigation, but it distorts the size of countries andContinueContinue reading “The Authagraph World Map: A Fun and Unconventional Way to Look at Our Planet”
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The World is Your Icosahedron: A Look at the Unique Dymaxion Map
Have you ever looked at a traditional world map and thought, “Why does it have to be so boring and round?” Well, my friends, I have some exciting news for you: meet the Dymaxion map. This map, invented by the brilliant Buckminster Fuller, is like no other map you’ve ever seen before. Instead of theContinueContinue reading “The World is Your Icosahedron: A Look at the Unique Dymaxion Map”
The Map House in Riga
“A map is the greatest of all epic poems. Its lines and colors show the realization of great dreams.” ~ Gilbert H. Grosvenor, Editor of National Geographic (1903- 1954) I have always been fascinated by maps, ever since I was a kid, and as a result of that I became a cartographer. Always liked the wayContinueContinue reading “The Map House in Riga”
Angkor Wat – Casa Zeilor
“When Angkorian society began, Paris and London were not much more than elaborate villages. Europe was crawling with barbarians, and here were the Khmer engineering sophisticated irrigation systems and constructing the biggest temple in the world.” – Kim Fay, The Map of Lost Memories Am o multime de carti in biblioteca… o multime de cartiContinueContinue reading “Angkor Wat – Casa Zeilor”
La pas prin Bangkok în 7 zile
”There is no medium in Siam; it is either gorgeously gilded palaces and fantastically adorned temples, or filthy looking huts.” – Captain GJ Younghusband, 1888 Cu inima cât un purice și cu un nod în gât și stomac, așa am pășit din avion în aeroportul Suvarnabhumi. Când am plecat din România, am plecat cu oContinueContinue reading “La pas prin Bangkok în 7 zile”
Bangkok – Orașul îngerilor
Oricât de mult ai citi despre Bangkok, nimic nu te poate pregăti cu adevărat pentru orașul ăsta. Contraste la orice pas: zgârie nori lângă colibe, străzi cu hoteluri luxoase vis-a-vis de canale cu apă murdară… Oameni cu zâmbet larg… mâncare pe stradă..
The Cartographer's Journal 