Maps

Why Do Those Borders Look Like That? Follow the Colonial Paperwork

Why Do Those Borders Look Like That? Follow the Colonial Paperwork

The Border-Stone Sketch That Exposes an Empire’s Shadow

The Border-Stone Sketch That Exposes an Empire’s Shadow

The Library Map Hunt That Makes a Road Trip More Interesting

The Library Map Hunt That Makes a Road Trip More Interesting

Why do so many chapels sit on bends and passes?

Why do so many chapels sit on bends and passes?

The Itinerary Dot-Grid Trick That Reveals Old Trade Roads

The Itinerary Dot-Grid Trick That Reveals Old Trade Roads

How Old Maps Can Reveal the Forgotten Roads Beneath Modern Cities

How Old Maps Can Reveal the Forgotten Roads Beneath Modern Cities

Why Does This Border Wiggle? Follow the Old Road First

Why Does This Border Wiggle? Follow the Old Road First

The Paper Topo Overlay That Makes Trade Routes Pop

The Paper Topo Overlay That Makes Trade Routes Pop

How Ferry Route Maps Can Help You Plan a Smoother Island Trip

How Ferry Route Maps Can Help You Plan a Smoother Island Trip

How to Trace Local Seafood From the Dock to Your Plate

How to Trace Local Seafood From the Dock to Your Plate

Keep Missing Hidden Trailheads? Use the Spur-and-Switchback Tell

Keep Missing Hidden Trailheads? Use the Spur-and-Switchback Tell

The Three-Dot Pullout That Put Us on an Unnamed Ridge

The Three-Dot Pullout That Put Us on an Unnamed Ridge

The Old Map Stops I Now Build Coastal Drives Around

The Old Map Stops I Now Build Coastal Drives Around

The Map Trick That Reveals a Region’s Past

The Map Trick That Reveals a Region’s Past

How Old USGS Quads Can Reveal Forgotten Mountain Routes

How Old USGS Quads Can Reveal Forgotten Mountain Routes

Three Old-Map Details That Can Inspire a Trade-Route Trip

Three Old-Map Details That Can Inspire a Trade-Route Trip

The Hand-Drawn Harbor Chart That Explains Festival Islands

The Hand-Drawn Harbor Chart That Explains Festival Islands

The Cargo Ledger Map That Makes Rail History Click

The Cargo Ledger Map That Makes Rail History Click

The Portolan Lines That Still Steer You Wrong (In a Good Way)

The Portolan Lines That Still Steer You Wrong (In a Good Way)

Why Do River Towns Look Different on Old Maps? Try a Historical Map Comparison

Why Do River Towns Look Different on Old Maps? Try a Historical Map Comparison

The Airplane-Mode Habit That Keeps Your Trail Map Alive

The Airplane-Mode Habit That Keeps Your Trail Map Alive

The Folded Vintage Timetable That Picks Your Next Rail Stop

The Folded Vintage Timetable That Picks Your Next Rail Stop

Old Railroad Maps Make Scenic Routes Feel Brand New

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The County Plat Map Trick That Turns Detours Into Stories

The County Plat Map Trick That Turns Detours Into Stories

How a Rail Map Can Turn an Overnight Train Into a Cultural Adventure

How a Rail Map Can Turn an Overnight Train Into a Cultural Adventure

How to Plan Your Route to a Remote Hot Spring

How to Plan Your Route to a Remote Hot Spring

How I Use Indigenous Place Names in My Maps and GPS Routes

How I Use Indigenous Place Names in My Maps and GPS Routes

Planning Desert Oasis Routes? Check These Satellite Clues First

Planning Desert Oasis Routes? Check These Satellite Clues First

There’s a Milepost Map Trick That Can Find You Places and Events

There’s a Milepost Map Trick That Can Find You Places and Events

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