Rhodes Cartography
@thinkinginspace.bsky.social
Maps, mapping, geoviz. No politics.
Fellow @RGS_IBG
Board member @wmsmapsociety
Adjunct Professor @georgetownsfs
www.thinkinginspace.net
Simple Orthographic Map Creator with MetBrewer colors:
https://www.mapspam.net/MetOrtho.html
Fellow @RGS_IBG
Board member @wmsmapsociety
Adjunct Professor @georgetownsfs
www.thinkinginspace.net
Simple Orthographic Map Creator with MetBrewer colors:
https://www.mapspam.net/MetOrtho.html
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Spheres of Influence: Projecting Power & Fear onto the Globe
April 2nd - September 19th 2025 at the David Rumsey Map Center
storymaps.arcgis.com
Excited to have one of my maps featured in the new Rumsey Map Center exhibition "Spheres of Influence" at Stanford. Please visit if you are in NorCal, but you can also see the digital exhibit here:
storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/83a4...
storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/83a4...
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That chart is well worth studying. Share of daily transactions taking place in cash around the world. As an Australian, I’m very much used to cashless everything by now. I’m still totally against going fully cashless.
November 11, 2025 at 6:26 AM
That chart is well worth studying. Share of daily transactions taking place in cash around the world. As an Australian, I’m very much used to cashless everything by now. I’m still totally against going fully cashless.
On Monday afternoon (GMT) I will be giving a lecture at the Royal Geographic Society on Alexander Macomb Mason. Naval history, exploration in Africa, 19th-century century science, and lots of #maps... Register for in-person or online here:
www.rgs.org/events/upcom...
www.rgs.org/events/upcom...
November 8, 2025 at 11:34 AM
On Monday afternoon (GMT) I will be giving a lecture at the Royal Geographic Society on Alexander Macomb Mason. Naval history, exploration in Africa, 19th-century century science, and lots of #maps... Register for in-person or online here:
www.rgs.org/events/upcom...
www.rgs.org/events/upcom...
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We've recently created a new collection of legacy maps in our Catalogue, which will be added to over time. For now, we have 3 interesting maps available to view and download: data.bas.ac.uk/collections/...
The Scotia Arc is one of our favourites. The map was a massive compilation effort at the time!
The Scotia Arc is one of our favourites. The map was a massive compilation effort at the time!
November 7, 2025 at 2:34 PM
We've recently created a new collection of legacy maps in our Catalogue, which will be added to over time. For now, we have 3 interesting maps available to view and download: data.bas.ac.uk/collections/...
The Scotia Arc is one of our favourites. The map was a massive compilation effort at the time!
The Scotia Arc is one of our favourites. The map was a massive compilation effort at the time!
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Celebrate Geography Awareness Week at Brown! From Nov 17-21, IBES & partners will host a career panel, photo contest, workshops, colloquia, and tours highlighting how GIS skills can be used in + beyond the classroom.
Full schedule: https://ibes.brown.edu/news-events/2025-geography-awareness-week
Full schedule: https://ibes.brown.edu/news-events/2025-geography-awareness-week
November 5, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Celebrate Geography Awareness Week at Brown! From Nov 17-21, IBES & partners will host a career panel, photo contest, workshops, colloquia, and tours highlighting how GIS skills can be used in + beyond the classroom.
Full schedule: https://ibes.brown.edu/news-events/2025-geography-awareness-week
Full schedule: https://ibes.brown.edu/news-events/2025-geography-awareness-week
Who was "SHB" that made these maps for Churchill's books?
November 6, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Who was "SHB" that made these maps for Churchill's books?
So glad to receive my copy of Great Power Diplomacy. It was a worthy challenge to make maps for a range of case studies. I am especially grateful that Wess thought to include a "Note on the Maps": a rare chance to reflect on the interplay of maps and strategy.
October 22, 2025 at 8:43 PM
So glad to receive my copy of Great Power Diplomacy. It was a worthy challenge to make maps for a range of case studies. I am especially grateful that Wess thought to include a "Note on the Maps": a rare chance to reflect on the interplay of maps and strategy.
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My new map of the Baltic Sea got a strong response last week. Many seemed to appreciate the fresh perspective on maritime geopolitics, and a few asked for a high-resolution download, so I've posted it here:
thinkinginspace.net/f/baltic-sea...
thinkinginspace.net/f/baltic-sea...
Baltic Sea: Oblique Orthographic View of Maritime Geopolitics
I took the existing orthographic oblique style I have used for some other recent maps and made this map after reading a few news stories about the Baltic. This rotation and framing gives a fresh persp...
thinkinginspace.net
October 18, 2025 at 4:48 PM
My new map of the Baltic Sea got a strong response last week. Many seemed to appreciate the fresh perspective on maritime geopolitics, and a few asked for a high-resolution download, so I've posted it here:
thinkinginspace.net/f/baltic-sea...
thinkinginspace.net/f/baltic-sea...
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Counterintuitive Comparison Of Relative Population Latitudes Of US, Canada & Europe
Full map: brilliantmaps.com/populatio...
Full map: brilliantmaps.com/populatio...
October 12, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Counterintuitive Comparison Of Relative Population Latitudes Of US, Canada & Europe
Full map: brilliantmaps.com/populatio...
Full map: brilliantmaps.com/populatio...
Great work. Glad you found the tool useful.
Via the map projection app from @thinkinginspace.bsky.social
October 11, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Great work. Glad you found the tool useful.
Been consumed with other things lately and not making enough maps. But had a fresh look at the Baltic and came up with this take with an old style. Labeling needs work, but feels more dynamic than the traditional view.
October 11, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Been consumed with other things lately and not making enough maps. But had a fresh look at the Baltic and came up with this take with an old style. Labeling needs work, but feels more dynamic than the traditional view.
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October 6, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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September 28, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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A nice shift in perceived colour between central and peripheral vision. The fixated disc looks purple while the others look blue.
The effect presumably comes from the absence of S-cones in the fovea.
From Hinnerk Schulz-Hildebrandt:
arxiv.org/pdf/2509.115...
The effect presumably comes from the absence of S-cones in the fovea.
From Hinnerk Schulz-Hildebrandt:
arxiv.org/pdf/2509.115...
September 24, 2025 at 12:04 PM
A nice shift in perceived colour between central and peripheral vision. The fixated disc looks purple while the others look blue.
The effect presumably comes from the absence of S-cones in the fovea.
From Hinnerk Schulz-Hildebrandt:
arxiv.org/pdf/2509.115...
The effect presumably comes from the absence of S-cones in the fovea.
From Hinnerk Schulz-Hildebrandt:
arxiv.org/pdf/2509.115...
Great map. Clear story, excellent use of projection and scale to frame the narrative on the page.
This fantastic map shows just how much Winston Churchill traveled between June 1940 and July 1945. He visited the US, Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East (all the key World War II theaters). Source: buff.ly/ByRIuFT
September 13, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Great map. Clear story, excellent use of projection and scale to frame the narrative on the page.
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A Cartographic Tour of Gold Country. Inspired by a trip to the Sierra Foothills, I made a map of the Mother Lode, paired with some vintage maps highlighting different types of mines.
🗺️ #cartography #mapping
pixeum.org/exhibits/715...
🗺️ #cartography #mapping
pixeum.org/exhibits/715...
A Cartographic View of the California Gold Rush
Original map by Robert Simmon
pixeum.org
September 12, 2025 at 4:17 PM
A Cartographic Tour of Gold Country. Inspired by a trip to the Sierra Foothills, I made a map of the Mother Lode, paired with some vintage maps highlighting different types of mines.
🗺️ #cartography #mapping
pixeum.org/exhibits/715...
🗺️ #cartography #mapping
pixeum.org/exhibits/715...
Need a 16x9 map for your PPT? Want bluebook outline maps for a classroom? Are you really into equidistant projections? Do you like fun maps in strange orientations with bold colors?
Skip the image search and make the map that suits your own needs:
www.mapspam.net/OutlineMap.html
Skip the image search and make the map that suits your own needs:
www.mapspam.net/OutlineMap.html
September 7, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Need a 16x9 map for your PPT? Want bluebook outline maps for a classroom? Are you really into equidistant projections? Do you like fun maps in strange orientations with bold colors?
Skip the image search and make the map that suits your own needs:
www.mapspam.net/OutlineMap.html
Skip the image search and make the map that suits your own needs:
www.mapspam.net/OutlineMap.html
Having fun coding a new simple outline map generator.
September 5, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Having fun coding a new simple outline map generator.
Two oblique Ortho views of the Caribbean.
September 1, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Two oblique Ortho views of the Caribbean.
Bluebook map of the Caribbean
September 1, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Bluebook map of the Caribbean
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Only a small part of the Atlantic Wall was penetrated and made famous during D-Day. The defensive infrastructure was gigantic. Source: buff.ly/O8zVaFC
August 30, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Only a small part of the Atlantic Wall was penetrated and made famous during D-Day. The defensive infrastructure was gigantic. Source: buff.ly/O8zVaFC
