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r/oldmaps is a subreddit with 47k members. Its distinguishing qualities are that the community is large in size.
Beautiful and illuminating maps from around the world, from the oldest examples known to those created around 1950.
Popular Themes in r/oldmaps
#1
Advice Requests
: "This is a map of the English countryside, drawn in 1580. What are these circles?"
6 posts
#2
Ideas
: "The Alps, hand-drawn by myself in Tolkien's style, please suggest any improvements!"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/oldmaps
#1
Map
: "Map of Ireland 1630s"
304 posts
#2
World
: "Map of the World with Jerusalem in the center, "writing HOLY JOURNEY", 1581"
41 posts
#3
Europe
: "1920s map of Europe with chunky Lithuania"
17 posts
#4
Old
: "Found this Old map from the 90's in a garbage dump. I noticed some train tracks that aren't there now and found this abandoned train station in the middle of our town."
13 posts
#5
America
: "In 1903, a Vermont doctor bet $50 that he could cross America by car. It took him 63 days, $8,000, and 600 gallons of gas."
12 posts
#6
Historical
: "Surviving fragment of the Piri Reis Map with English translation (1513 and 2000)"
12 posts
#7
Ancient
: "The Babylonian Map of the World with accompanying diagram c. 600 B.C."
11 posts
#8
Asia
: "Map of Asia (ca. 1830s)"
10 posts
#9
Africa
: "1805 Cary map of Africa showing the (non-existent) Mountains of Kong and Mountains of the Moon"
10 posts
#10
Historic
: "1500, first map to ever include the Americas. Created by a Basque dude."
9 posts
Member Growth in r/oldmaps
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+18 members(0.0%)
Monthly
+611 members(1.3%)
Yearly
+3k members(7.3%)
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