Maps

Artist Jake Berman’s maps of America’s old public transit systems versus the modern day versions

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Many of North America’s big cities are paralyzed by gridlocked traffic – and these maps illustrate part of the reason why. They show the sprawling city transit systems of yesteryear compared to the often stunted versions of 2019. One is left wondering what life would be like in some of these metropolitan areas now if … Read more

Church of England to launch a ‘Google Maps for graves’ within five years

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Church of England to launch a ‘Google Maps for graves’ within five years enabling family historians to search for burial records and locations in an online database Church of England project will upload images of millions of burials   Database will feature maps and photographs alongside burial records Project will go live in the next five years … Read more