is anyone here really good with map books?

cork_soaker · 12-17-2016, 09:06 PM

planning on gifting one to each family member this season but the options are just overwhelming

post your faves and tips

FoolofaTook · 12-17-2016, 09:08 PM

Maps are awesome. I have mapsof Walla Walla, the Holy Land, Jerusalem, Numenor and Arda (alas only the third age).

FoolofaTook · 12-17-2016, 09:12 PM

Once when I was on the fourth plateau of dextromethorphan, I stole a collossal tome from the AU library by tearing out its spine. Then I walked out with the fucker under my arm.

It was an atlas of biblical history (I was writing swordand sorcery ot tales lol), Twas senescent (the atlas not my tales)

redbreegull · 12-17-2016, 10:48 PM

can this thread be about what cartographic projections we prefer

cork_soaker · 12-17-2016, 11:48 PM

teh b0lly!!1 · 12-17-2016, 11:56 PM

no. no, it can not.

this thread is about map books, and it's gonna stay that way.
if there are no rules, how are we supposed to live?

teh b0lly!!1 · 12-17-2016, 11:56 PM

some ppl just want to watch teh world burn

cork_soaker · 12-17-2016, 11:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by redbreegull

can this thread be about what cartographic projections we prefer

no

teh b0lly!!1 · 12-18-2016, 12:00 AM

this actually brings a tear of map socks to my eye

redbreegull · 12-18-2016, 12:05 AM

how you like them apples

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...ercTranEll.png

redbreegull · 12-18-2016, 12:24 AM

THERE ARE NO RULES ANYMORE

FoolofaTook · 12-18-2016, 09:53 AM

Mind: blown

crabshack · 12-18-2016, 11:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by redbreegull

how you like them apples

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...ercTranEll.png

Surely this is a joke

FoolofaTook · 12-18-2016, 11:27 AM

That's what she said!!!!!!

teh b0lly!!1 · 12-18-2016, 11:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by redbreegull

THERE ARE NO RULES ANYMORE

it is only after we'd lost everything that we're free to do anything

ohnoitsbonnie · 12-21-2016, 01:15 AM

http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/find-charts.html

redbreegull · 12-21-2016, 01:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by crabshack

Surely this is a joke

it's a variant of transverse mercator, which is actually one of the most widely used map projections in the world. it represents small areas very accurately, so it is commonly used on county or city maps.

distortion is especially low in this projection around the central meridian, as you can see antarctica, africa, and europe are shaped almost as well as on a map.

crabshack · 12-21-2016, 07:51 AM

Nope
Wrong all wrong

FoolofaTook · 12-21-2016, 08:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by teh b0lly!!1

it is only after we'd lost everything that we're free to do anything

Actually I found out that when I lost everthing I was free to clean toilets and make beds.

yo soy el mejor · 12-21-2016, 10:45 AM

nope.

12-17-2016, 09:06 PM	#1
cork_soaker full of longing Posts: 11,538	is anyone here really good with map books? planning on gifting one to each family member this season but the options are just overwhelming post your faves and tips

12-17-2016, 11:48 PM	#5
cork_soaker full of longing Posts: 11,538	yes

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12-17-2016, 09:08 PM	#2
FoolofaTook Just Hook it to My Veins! Location: Donald Trump of Netphoria Posts: 37,218	Maps are awesome. I have mapsof Walla Walla, the Holy Land, Jerusalem, Numenor and Arda (alas only the third age).

12-17-2016, 09:12 PM	#3
FoolofaTook Just Hook it to My Veins! Location: Donald Trump of Netphoria Posts: 37,218	Once when I was on the fourth plateau of dextromethorphan, I stole a collossal tome from the AU library by tearing out its spine. Then I walked out with the fucker under my arm. It was an atlas of biblical history (I was writing swordand sorcery ot tales lol), Twas senescent (the atlas not my tales)

12-17-2016, 10:48 PM	#4
redbreegull Just Hook it to My Veins! Location: N3t4Euh Haus Posts: 32,753	can this thread be about what cartographic projections we prefer

12-17-2016, 11:56 PM	#6
teh b0lly!!1 Braindead Location: PROWLING THE BADLANDS Posts: 17,399	no. no, it can not. this thread is about map books, and it's gonna stay that way. if there are no rules, how are we supposed to live?

12-18-2016, 12:00 AM	#9
teh b0lly!!1 Braindead Location: PROWLING THE BADLANDS Posts: 17,399	this actually brings a tear of map socks to my eye

12-18-2016, 12:05 AM	#10
redbreegull Just Hook it to My Veins! Location: N3t4Euh Haus Posts: 32,753	how you like them apples https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...ercTranEll.png

12-18-2016, 12:24 AM	#11
redbreegull Just Hook it to My Veins! Location: N3t4Euh Haus Posts: 32,753	THERE ARE NO RULES ANYMORE

12-18-2016, 09:53 AM	#12
FoolofaTook Just Hook it to My Veins! Location: Donald Trump of Netphoria Posts: 37,218	Mind: blown

12-18-2016, 11:27 AM	#14
FoolofaTook Just Hook it to My Veins! Location: Donald Trump of Netphoria Posts: 37,218	That's what she said!!!!!!

12-21-2016, 01:15 AM	#16
ohnoitsbonnie Banned Location: somerville, nj Posts: 23,382	http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/find-charts.html

12-21-2016, 07:51 AM	#18
crabshack Apocalyptic Poster Posts: 2,173	Nope Wrong all wrong

12-21-2016, 10:45 AM	#20
yo soy el mejor Just Hook it to My Veins! Location: all over the Internet Posts: 44,548	nope.