Atlas of True names

[baleanoptera]

What a wonderful form of cartography! An Etymological Atlas where the map makers researched global place names to find their origins, and then translated them to English.


Parts of Italy


And parts of America

Other maps can be found here at SpiegelOnline. To be honest it makes the world look and feel a bit like a fantasy map.

Comments

[baleanoptera.livejournal.com]

Hello! Always nice to meet new people, especially people as fascinated by the cat and mouse armour as I was. Hee. Adding you back.

[indigo419.livejournal.com]

Yay! I know most of my posts are BSG-related, but I do share your fascination with cartography, etymology, Star Wars, old photographs, and a few other esoteric things. :D

[baleanoptera.livejournal.com]

Yay! But it must be said that I love BSG (or at least I used to. Season four and I have, um...issues), and even if I don't post about the show that much I love reading about it. (especially when it comes illustrated with a Jaime Bamber icon. ;) )

[indigo419.livejournal.com]

especially when it comes illustrated with a Jaime Bamber icon. ;)

Indeed! (Or do you prefer him in a tie? In a... pie? "Say! I like my Jamie Bam! I do! I like him, Sam-I-am!" *g*)

Season four and I have, um...issues

I know what you mean. I am retroactively navigating a breakup with almost all of S4... and we won't even speak of the finale.