Bharat Mata Temple: A Shrine Dedicated to Mother India
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 15, 2021
The ancient city of Varanasi, in central India, draws pilgrims from all around the world. One of the most important religious hubs and the h...
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When California Was Thought To Be An Island
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 15, 2021
If California were a country its economy would be the fifth largest in the world. Yet the tech boom is not the starkest way California has e...
The Doodles Hidden Inside Swiss Maps
Kaushik Patowary
Feb 25, 2020
For centuries mapmakers have been including small, deliberate flaws in their maps—a fake street, a fantasy town—imperceptible to anyone o...
Forma Urbis: Rome’s Giant Marble Map
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 7, 2019
A modern illustration of the Temple of Peace with Forma Urbis, the giant map of Rome, on the wall. At the Roman Forum in the center of Rom...
The Island Named After A Satellite
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 25, 2018
Satellite imagery, made available to the public through applications such as Google Earth and Google Maps, have allowed anybody with a compu...
How Croatia Got The Coastline Away From Bosnia
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 17, 2018
There is a small joke going around social media circles for the past few weeks involving the strange border between Croatia and Bosnia and H...
The Handmade Globes of Peter Bellerby
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 17, 2017
When Peter Bellerby couldn’t find the perfect handmade globe for his father’s 80th birthday, he took matters into his own hands. He decided ...
Inuit Tactile Maps of Greenland
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 10, 2017
Like everybody else, the Inuit people of Greenland have been making maps to navigate the rugged coastline, but unlike maps made on paper, th...
Agloe: A Fake Town That Became Real
Anonymous
Mar 19, 2017
In the 1930s, a small town named Agloe suddenly began appearing on the maps of New York. It was positioned near an unmarked dirt road that l...
The Stick Chart Navigation of Marshall Islands
Kaushik Patowary
Feb 27, 2016
The Marshall Islands in the Pacific Ocean was settled by the Micronesians more than three thousand years ago. These early settlers had to ma...
World’s Largest Railway Model is Now on Google “Mini” Street View
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 14, 2016
Google’s Street View, that lets you explore the world through the virtual eyes of street level cameras, has now shrunk itself to the size of...
What Happens When The Grid Meets The Curvature of The Earth?
Kaushik Patowary
Dec 14, 2015
In the late 18th century, when American land surveyors were laying down the grid system —the network of perpendicularly intersecting streets...
The World’s Most Depressing Place Names
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 26, 2015
There are some really sad places on earth. Countries torn by war and violence. Countries reeling under poverty. Those places are truly depre...
Eartha: World's Largest Rotating Globe
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 11, 2015
The world's largest rotating globe, nicknamed "Eartha", is located at the headquarters of DeLorme, a business that provides ma...
Coming of Age in Cartography: Evolution of the World Map
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 5, 2012
Mapmaking has been an integral part of human history for thousands of years. It is believed that the human activity of graphically represent...
Stunning Map of Twitter And Flickr Users Around The World
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 17, 2011
At first glance, the image below looks like a satellite image of Europe at night. Actually, it is a map that reveals how active Europeans ar...
Extremely Detailed Paper Cut-Out Maps by Karen M. O’Leary
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 6, 2010
Artist Karen M. O’Leary creates detailed maps of famous cities by carving them on a single sheet of paper. She first prints the map on heavy...
