Category Archives: Maps of the Week

The Western world as seen by the most powerful nation on earth. In February of 1775 such a chart was published by Robert Sayer, in London, depicting the countries surrounding the Western Ocean. As a map from London, it is … Continue reading →

The map I have chosen may not look like much, but its details and the rich history behind it help give appreciation and meaning to the U2 program. (And no, this is not a map of Bono’s U2 world tour … Continue reading →

This map produced by Feeding America represents food insecurity rates in the United States in 2014, though it hints at deeper issues of social injustice ingrained in American society. The map is broken down by states and counties, with each … Continue reading →

    As you sit here, about to read this blog, a football coach is probably the highest paid public employee in your state. Or maybe it’s your basketball coach. Those are the big takeaways from Deadspin’s “Highest-Paid Public Employees” … Continue reading →

Looking at the map, you notice that there is an overwhelming amount of blue area. Looking closer, it doesn’t even look like a map, much less a map of the entire world. If not for the title, “Children’s World Map,” … Continue reading →

  Have you ever wondered just how vast the number of McDonald’s restaurants there are in the United States? The map I chose shows this particular set of data at only one specific time. With maps like this, there generally … Continue reading →

Have we ever wondered what WWII would have been like if South America was involved?  This map was created sometime in the late 1930s or the early 1940s and depicts a Nazi plan to invade South America.  The cartographers, however, … Continue reading →

North America is wasting away due to its outstanding obesity rates. Ironic is it not? Has it ever occurred to you what the leading causes of death were around the globe? This world map of mortality gives insight as to … Continue reading →