Interesting Maps

topper75 · 12-12-2019 11:20am

How is Poblacht na hAstráile Azarbaijan?

I DEMAND an explanation!

Brief_Lives · 12-12-2019 11:25am

Mapping the geography of the first moon landings by Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin... compared to a soccer pitch...

IAMAMORON · 12-12-2019 11:30am

topper75 wrote: »

How is Poblacht na hAstráile Azarbaijan?

I DEMAND an explanation!

Yeh it didn't look right to me either in fairness.

I did a google translate for that one...

Poblacht na hAstráile

ohnonotgmail · 12-12-2019 11:31am

IAMAMORON wrote: »

Yeh it didn't look right to me either in fairness.

I did a google translate for that one...

Poblacht na hAstráile

Focloir.ie gives the translation as an Asarbaiseáin which makes more sense.

Sir Oxman · 12-12-2019 11:33am

JupiterKid wrote: »

Map showing all the river catchments in Ireland.

The Shannon catchment is in red (roughly in the Centre), that of the rivers Barrow, Nore and Suir are in pink, the Erne is in yellow and the Liffey and Boyle are in slightly different shades of pale green.

is that on sale framed or unframed?
that'd look great on the wall.

IAMAMORON · 12-12-2019 11:37am

ohnonotgmail wrote: »

Focloir.ie gives the translation as an Asarbaiseáin which makes more sense.

What does it give for Sicily ?

Brief_Lives · 12-12-2019 11:40am

True size of countries... in 2 parts, in GIF form..

ohnonotgmail · 12-12-2019 12:50pm

IAMAMORON wrote: »

What does it give for Sicily ?

an tSicil, which is what you said.

IAMAMORON · 12-12-2019 12:54pm

Sir Oxman wrote: »

is that on sale framed or unframed?
that'd look great on the wall.

I am sure you know someone who is good with images?

Drop into your local commercial printers.

ohnonotgmail · 12-12-2019 1:11pm

IAMAMORON wrote: »

I am sure you know someone who is good with images?

Drop into your local commercial printers.

you woud struggle to get a decent print from that image. it is really small and the dpi is low.

El Weirdo · 12-12-2019 1:17pm

Ghetofarmulous wrote: »

Nice one. Have you got the source?

Probably up a mountain somewhere.

Sir Oxman · 12-12-2019 1:17pm

IAMAMORON wrote: »

I am sure you know someone who is good with images?

Drop into your local commercial printers.

No, I don't know any graphics wizard!

I'll have a look around online and in town over the next week or so.
Just thought someone might know somewhere that has it handy.

IAMAMORON · 12-12-2019 1:25pm

Sir Oxman wrote: »

No, I don't know any graphics wizard!

I'll have a look around online and in town over the next week or so.
Just thought someone might know somewhere that has it handy.

It just needs to be embellished and then toned up. Any decent image software would get it done for you.

The most important item would be the laminate you end up printing on, I cannot see it being overly expensive. It is a nice image, would look lovely on any wall.

I think I am going for a fluorescent hue, for my trippy games room. Maybe glow in the dark.

dan1895 · 12-12-2019 3:24pm

El Weirdo wrote: »

Probably up a mountain somewhere.

Underrated comment.

AlanG · 12-12-2019 4:04pm

Seth Brundle wrote: »

John Rocque map of Dublin 1762 (cen't find the full image to embed here but it's worth viewing)
https://iiif.lib.harvard.edu/manifests/view/ids:10135315

Fascinating to see some sort for huge fortification in the Phoenix park just north of the Magazine fort. There's also an area called Sluts End between Glasnevin and Finglas which seems to be about the only area listed that has no reference in modern Dublin - I wonder if the word had a different meaning back then.

ohnonotgmail · 12-12-2019 4:07pm

A slut was originally just a woman that was untidy or unclean. A similarly meaning to slovenly.

IAMAMORON · 12-12-2019 5:12pm

ohnonotgmail wrote: »

A slut was originally just a woman that was untidy or unclean. A similarly meaning to slovenly.

I was googling a map of Ireland there for " % of sluts per capita "

The responds are not suitable for boards. Apols etc.

The attached map is a sort of illegal one, it highlights the addresses of sex workers working in Germany. I am sorry if that is too random for some users. To work as a sex worker in Germany you need to be licensed and provide an address.

ohnonotgmail · 12-12-2019 5:19pm

why are some of the pins different colours? or dare i ask.

seenitall · 12-12-2019 5:27pm

ohnonotgmail wrote: »

why are some of the pins different colours? or dare i ask.

The blue ones specialise in domination. The yellow one caters for intellectually impaired, and the black one offers the extreme experience.

Scarinae · 12-12-2019 5:34pm

Highest recorded temperature by country in Europe - although the UK got a record of 38.7 degrees earlier this year so it needs to be updated

IAMAMORON · 12-12-2019 5:38pm

The Irish one was recorded in Kilkenny castle in 1887... so much for climate change.

davetherave · 12-12-2019 5:53pm

Sir Oxman wrote: »

is that on sale framed or unframed?
that'd look great on the wall.

https://www.etsy.com/ie/listing/639734499/river-basins-of-the-island-of-ireland-in?ga_search_query=ireland&ref=shop_items_search_2&crt=1

This guys etsy shop seems to be the source. It would make a great print alright.

Father Hernandez · 12-12-2019 6:13pm

davetherave wrote: »

https://www.etsy.com/ie/listing/639734499/river-basins-of-the-island-of-ireland-in?ga_search_query=ireland&ref=shop_items_search_2&crt=1

This guys etsy shop seems to be the source. It would make a great print alright.

Great spot, Christmas stocking filled.

12-12-2019 6:22pm

I can’t fully work out, but is that just for the digital download? Is there a printed version to buy?

JupiterKid · 12-12-2019 6:23pm

Emerging Mega-regions of Urban Development and Influence in the USA

JupiterKid · 12-12-2019 8:01pm

Religious Identity Map of Greater London

dball · 12-12-2019 8:06pm

Father Hernandez wrote: »

Great spot, Christmas stocking filled.

You'll receive a digital, ultra-high resolution 9933 x 14043 pixel PNG image, perfect for printing on canvases, paper, metals, wood or glass. It can be printed up to 33.1 x 46.8 inches (84.1 x 118.9 cm), 300 dpi.

Buford T. Justice XIX · 12-12-2019 8:38pm

Mod note: This thread might be better served by going to the Geography forum so I'll close this up for now and transfer to that forum.

Thanks to all for your contributions here and please note the change of forum and forum rules before you post on this thread again.

Buford T. Justice.

slowburner · 13-12-2019 9:16pm

Mod note:

A gentle reminder that this is a science forum and not After Hours.
Inappropriate posts will be treated accordingly.

(...and apologies for the delay in opening this interesting thread)

Professor Genius · 13-12-2019 9:24pm

slowburner wrote: »

Mod note:

A gentle reminder that this is a science forum and not After Hours.
Inappropriate posts will be treated accordingly.

(...and apologies for the delay in opening this interesting thread)

Can you move this back to AH?

https://touch.boards.ie/thread/2058006749/6/#post112013408

Fathom · 13-12-2019 9:33pm

Pangaea map.

slowburner · 13-12-2019 9:41pm

Professor Genius wrote: »

Can you move this back to AH?

https://touch.boards.ie/thread/2058006749/6/#post112013408

It's a good thread, suited to this forum and a welcome breath of life too, so if you don't mind...

Black Swan · 13-12-2019 10:06pm

Ancient history of Ireland in maps. Eire was landlocked to continental Europe during Ice Age.

13-12-2019 11:46pm

The All Red Line was an informal name for the system of electrical telegraphs that linked much of the British Empire. It was inaugurated on 31 October 1902. The name derives from the common practice of colouring the territory of the British Empire red or pink on political maps. (Source Wikipedia)

Scarinae · 14-12-2019 12:47am

A map of all the bombs that fell on London during the Blitz, October 1940-June 1941

Deja Boo · 14-12-2019 8:12am

slowburner wrote: »

Mod note:

A gentle reminder that this is a science forum and not After Hours.
Inappropriate posts will be treated accordingly.

(...and apologies for the delay in opening this interesting thread)

Some of the maps aren't science related, per se, just interesting and enjoyable. Given the move and directive, some (including myself) would hesitate to post amusing maps in a strictly science-related forum

...was an engaging AH thread while it lasted though.

Professor Genius · 14-12-2019 8:32am

slowburner wrote: »

It's a good thread, suited to this forum and a welcome breath of life too, so if you don't mind...

I do mind actually because it will be tumbleweed in this dead forum and the thread will die. How many follow this forum v afterhours. The mod who move this admitted his mistake on the thread I linked.

Sir Oxman · 14-12-2019 10:06am

davetherave wrote: »

https://www.etsy.com/ie/listing/639734499/river-basins-of-the-island-of-ireland-in?ga_search_query=ireland&ref=shop_items_search_2&crt=1

This guys etsy shop seems to be the source. It would make a great print alright.

Thanks for that!

rizzodun · 15-12-2019 10:52am

The people of Europe have voted.

slowburner · 15-12-2019 2:04pm

Deja Boo wrote: »

Some of the maps aren't science related, per se, just interesting and enjoyable. Given the move and directive, some (including myself) would hesitate to post amusing maps in a strictly science-related forum ...was an engaging AH thread while it lasted though.

Work away...