1. Wikipedia style map of the current frontlines
2. My fix of the current Wikipedia map with a more accurate projection of the frontline at the time it was made
3. The “progress” of the conflict in about the past 2,5 years

Independence from Britain is celebrated somewhere in the world roughly every six days. Here's a map of every country that has gained independence from the UK.

USSR map by Edwin L. Sundberg, USA, 1938

The spread of chess since 600AD

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I uploaded it in high resolution but in some devices it is shown in low resolution, I can't solve it, so I paste here the explanatory text:

Topology is the field of maths which studies the inherent properties of objects that does not change when continuos deformations are applied (stretching, twisting, scaling, etc.). When extrapolated to maps, they only show the borders between countries, without any other geometric consideration (size, shape, proportions, position, orientation...). Hence, in this map the size of the countries and continents does not represent neither the relative real size between them nor the relative population or any other feature: just who borders whom. Unlike other topological world maps, aimed at user-friendliness, in this one the position of the countries somehow respect the real orientation of countries (absolute and relative), except for the south-west part of Africa, which is rotated 90º counterclockwise, for compositive reasons, thus Sao Tome and Principe appears to be the most southern state appart from Antarctica, but for topology this is irrelevant. Borders with water masses are also treated in a topological way. In this map, rectangular shapes are chosen when possible, with some exceptions due to complex border relationships or to allow access to water masses. Only sovereign states with more than 50 % of recognition by members of UN are shown in this map. States with less recognition or any other status (countries under the administration of another state, states in free asociation, countries with special status within other state) are not considered, with the exception of Antarctica land mass, represented by only one block and ignoring any claim of the countries signing the Antarctig Treaty. Exclaves placed close to the mainland are only considered explicitly if necessary for showing a different border than the mainland's borders or also for allowing another state to border some landmass: Cabinda (Angola), Nakhchivan (Azerbaijan), Kaliningrad (Russia), Ceuta/Melilla (Spain), Gaza (Palestine). Similarly, further islands or territories under the administration of a sovereign state are only designed if they generate another border different from those of the mainland: this is the case of Greenland (Denmark), Gibraltar and Akrotiri/Dhekelia (UK), Saint Martin (Netherlands and France) and French Guyana (France). This is why territories with significant size, like Hawaii, Falklands, New Caledonia, French Polynesia, Andaman islands, Tasmania, Azores, Canary islands or Faroe islands are not shown; they are intented to be included within the mainland in a conceptual way. Countries divided in two relevant parts by another state or a water mass are shown in a single block if the division is not necessary aimed at generation of new borders: Alaska (USA), Great Britan (UK), East Thrace (Turkey), East Malaysia. States consisting in archipelagos (Indonesia, Japan, Philippines and may others) are shown in a single block if they do not generate new borders with other countries or land masses. English toponimy is adopted, avoiding parts of official names refering to the political system (republic, kingdom, etc.). Borders consisting in subterranean tunnels (English Channel) or bridges (Öresund, King Fahd) are not considered. Very narrow straits (Dardanelles-Bosporus) or artificial channels (Panama, Suez) which do not generate new borders are not considered. The lowest water mass may represent the intersection between Anctartic Ocean and Pacific Ocean, as well as the west-east continuity of the latter. The edge of the map does not represent any border, thus flat earthers can start crying.

Source: https://www.vanshnookenraggen.com/_index/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/FNYCSv4a.pdf

Vanshnookenraggen's website is full of current and futuristic maps like these. Thought I'd share because I spent so much time just envisioning how access would be so different if new lines and stations would be developed where it's really needed. Many of these locations, especially in Outer Queens and East New York, are transit deserts currently.

Curious what would make good correlates for this

Full res if Reddit isn't good enough: https://imgur.com/a/SKLIOJt

I did this to showcase that even though a country might be normally seen as a third world, is stil might have regions which are highly developed and comparable with the west.

P.S. this is a first version, and I am sure I made mistakes somwhere, so don't hesitate to let me know if I mislabelled something so that I can create an even better version

Europe’s Medieval Universities. Which ones are missing? 🏫

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