Donegal Map Rail
http://imgur.com/yLw4o
I found this map and the next one on Reddit, an online community that is dedicated to quirky interests, such as extreme sports, fishing or trees. There is a small section within this online community there that enjoys maps, and some users go so far as to create their own maps. This map in particular was created back in April by the user keanehoody. This map is a theoretical map of the rail ways in Donegal County, Ireland. I really enjoy theoretical maps, especially when they are created by amateur cartographers. It lets the us interpret and view parts of the world in a non conventional vision, and familiarizes us with parts of the world we may not be well traveled in.
Realistic London Tube
http://www.phoenixproductions.org.uk/SillyTubeMaps/geoff-files/sillymaps/large_geographical_map.gif
I also found this map on Reddit, however it was not created by the community. This map was shared on Reddit but was conceived over at phoenixproductions.org.uk. This shows the realistic distances and routes of the tube in London. We can see the drastic contrast between this map and the conceptual map from above. Although they are not of the same subject, you can clearly see the intricacies of reality, as opposed to the organized simplicity of the system presented in the previous map.
Topographical Map of Hawaii
http://gohawaii.about.com/od/bigislandmap1/Big_Island_of_Hawaii_Maps.-Qpq.htm
I found this map at About.com under maps of Hawaii. It's a simple topographical map of the island of Hawaii. It shows the elevation of the island from sea level all the way to the top of Mauna Kea, at 12,000 feet! I love topographical maps because it represents three dimension on a two dimensional space. I am particularly interested in this one because I have been to this island and seem this mountain, and it is incredible that something so large can be organized as easily as this map is.
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