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  1. World Chess Unveils The First-Ever Chess Map
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    “World Chess is delighted to announce the release of the first-ever chess map of the world that blends the intricate worlds of chess and geography. This unique cartographic creation, where continents and places are crafted from chess openings with geographical names, promises to be a collector’s delight…”
    #GIS #spatial #mapping #chess #boardgames #boardgame #history #mapping #mapsasart #gischat #cartography #thematic #geography #chessgame #chessopenings #ancienthistory

  2. Back in the 90s, I knew someone whose stepfather owned 850 acres outside of Napa. The property included the ruins of Napa Soda Springs, a Victorian-era resort.

    I saw that he recently sold the property to Restoration Hardware.

    Here is my USGS-inspired map of the area... a map of a magical place I've known.

    #NapaSodaSprings #SodaCreek #SodaCanyon #Napa #NapaValley #WhiteRockVineyards #MapArt #MagicalPlaces #Geomancy #MapsAsArt #Ruins #MineralSprings #VictorianEra #conspiracyofcartographers

  3. I've always been fascinated and inspired by old USGS maps of the American west, especially the places where I grew up

    Here's an 1886 version of Granite Range, NV, and mine-- a USGS-inspired map incorporating the current landscape and more accurate and detailed terrain

    @sarahbell made the Bell Topo Sans typeface!

    #pyramidlakepaiute #Nevada #Gerlach #GreatBasin #MapArt #MapsAsArt #BasinRange #BlackRockDesert #PyramidLake #BlackRockCity #BurningMan #Washoe #Paiute #ConspiracyOfCartographers