dispatches from terra incognita

Category: Cartography

Perry-Castañada Library Map Collection

The Perry-Castañada Library Map Collection is an invaluable resource for cartographers, this online map collection comprises numerous modern and historical maps, most in the public domain, as well as copious links to other cartographic resources. Two examples:

The Distribution of the Principal European Languages in 1914

Notable High Buildings of the World, 1896

From the Archives (Originally Posted on March 5, 2002)

Hexographer

Hexographer is the thoroughly wonderful program I used to create the map in my header. It comes from the mind of Joe Wetzel at Inkwell Ideas, who also has programs for mapping dungeons (Dungeonographer) and, thanks to one of those successful Kickstarters, entire cities (Cityographer). The programs are Java-based, therefore platform agnostic, free for a basic version, and reasonably priced for an upgrade.

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