A curious detail is the one that Google Maps discovers in its new update of August 2018 in its desktop version (not so in the mobile version, although everything seems to indicate that the change will also take place in that...
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I dare say that, of all the stories about lost continents, lost islands and other geographical myths, one of them stands out above the rest: Atlantis. It is incredible how many articles, books, films and similar products have...
In some science fiction films there are several visions of the future of California in which this portion of the United States is shown separated from the continent as if it were an island, generally after a great cataclysm in...
I just completed a new poster map for a Kickstarter project. This time I wanted to shown my passion for ancient maps, lost continents, phantom islands and, of course, mythical creatures. Thank you all for your support!
Alan Day narrates in his book The A to Z of the Discovery and Exploration of Australia the following about a curious map of Australia dating from the early 19th century: The Friend of Australia [is a book] attributed to a Retired...
In vector maps, as in Maptorian, the layers of text labels are usually very numerous. Editing these layers of text labels is very simple, especially if you want to do it in large sets. First we will select in the layers panel the...
The Peters projection (named after Arno Peters), also called the Gall-Peters projection, is a cartographic projection that was first described in 1855 by James Gall. This projection is equivalent, that is to say, it preserves the...
In addition to all the updates that the new version of Maptorian has brought us (I have already commented on it in detail), we must add a whole new collection of vector maps of continents and regions that come to complement the...
In addition to choosing the appropriate geographical projection, designing a map of the world sometimes requires different configurations in terms of continental and ocean masses. For example, the classic map of the world with...
Although most national borders have maintained their traditional form for a long time, political crises and armed conflicts have shaped various areas in which disputed territories are still located today. When we design maps in...
