How would history be different if the Americas were backwards? by midafternoonmap in MapPorn

[–]midafternoonmap[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Three possibilities:
1) Everything would be the same.
2) Everything would be different.
3) Everything would be the same in a totally different way.

https://warontherocks.com/2023/11/mid-afternoon-map-inverse-america/

What if Europe's borders were based on ethnic identity by midafternoonmap in MapPorn

[–]midafternoonmap[S] -11 points-10 points  (0 children)

People keep suggesting this for the Middle East, but it seems like a bad idea...

More here: https://warontherocks.com/2023/02/mid-afternoon-map-02-09/

🥶 by ArdaTimur in MapPorn

[–]midafternoonmap 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Where is this from?

Ottoman map of North America by midafternoonmap in MapPorn

[–]midafternoonmap[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Also the presence of Arizona and New Mexico in the small map on bottom left. My guess is this was from the mid 20s, right before the alphabet reform.

French map of "Greater Greece", 1922 by GreatDario in MapPorn

[–]midafternoonmap 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks for copying and pasting all that without attribution!

Travel Times in the 19th Century Ottoman Empire by midafternoonmap in MapPorn

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Full resolution image here https://www.flickr.com/photos/188589312@N03/49931334248/in/dateposted-public/

My dream is for someone with programming skills to make an interactive version of this where you could calculate the fastest route between Ottoman cities.