The map library

Sad Matthew Mcconaughey GIF by Legendary Entertainment

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And just today (yesterday):

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While being at it:

That’s a map. I am reasonably sure.

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[ETA]

Is it map day at BB?

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https://boingboing.net/2024/08/03/map-of-900-deaths-in-the-grand-canyon.html

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ETA 2024-08-07 because of ‘just two posts in a row’ rule:

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Am i the only who finds this oddly unsettling,

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Calling You Out Small Business Owner GIF by Aurora Consulting: Business, Insurance, Financing Experts

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It’s the invasion map for when the inhabitants of the Hollow Earth finally rise to the surface.

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… wasn’t there a thing where in the “Oz” books the maps have west and east reversed?

and it was actually just a mistake but they left it in because it enhanced the otherworldliness?

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Westeros is just the British Isles, rearranged

Tarth = Clare Island. That’s pretty funny

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… on the TV show they seemed to think the southern half was Iberia :thinking:

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Clearly they’ve never been to Donegal

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I was reading an article about medieval humoral theory that has this illustration.

For context: Süden= south, Osten = east, Norden = north, Westen = west. The other labels aren’t relevant.

Just…why? Even if you want the South on top (or the East, as is common in medieval maps) just rotate it rather than…this

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Perhaps it’s looking up at the sky?

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Similarly unsettling, reposted to annoy @anon61221983, @tcg550, and @ClutchLinkey :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:

ETA also @Mister44 and probably others

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Kenan Thompson Reaction GIF by Saturday Night Live

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