Can you identify what these world maps represent?

[empireruler]

Another one

 

[Eran of Arcadia]

Indian Reservations, perhaps?

 

[empireruler]

When you name the file for #25 "cost of living," someone's bound to guess that sooner or later...

lol... didn't realize people could find what the file is named

 

[empireruler]

Indian Reservations, perhaps?

nope... ure cold... never gona guess it

 

[empireruler]

common people try adn guesss 23. Its really out-of-the box thinking on it

 

[empireruler]

my last one for tonight.. as i dont wanna overload anyone... if you solve these more tomorrow.

 

[Rambuchan]

Mauritania: Can we have our marks for our guesses on your maps please?

empireruler: Bear in mind that the USA maps soon get boring for the posters who don't live there.

 

[empireruler]

Sorry... If I post anymore maps they ill be world. If nobady guesses the maps in 48 hours I wl give away the answers.

 

[Brighteye]

Thanks for the effort. I'm enjoying these: they make a good break from work.

 

[Marla_Singer]

Another one

That's a tough one. I'd guess the counties with a Democrat majority among US states having a Republican majority during 2004 presidential elections. I know that sounds weird.

This could work to explain red coloured counties, but I have absolutely no clue for grey ones. Maybe overall counties having a decent democrat voters base (such as 40% minimum of voters).

 

[Rambuchan]

Well, I'm hungry and impatient for more maps quiziness. So here are some historical world maps to play with. I've got two sets of seven to offer, but will start with just one set.

Can you date each of the following to within, say, 100 years of when they were made? Bonus coolness if you can say who made them (not all have named makers though) and from which culture they come, pondering on which should help with the dates.

M1


M2


M3


M4


M5


M6


M7

 

[Steph]

For M2, I would say 1870-1880, as Britain already occupies South Africa, but not Egypt yet

 

[Rambuchan]

Very close, but that isn't quite the decade. You did however get the right century

 

[Steph]

Being able to read some texts would help...

I think it may be a bit earlier, as the scramble for Africa really started around 1880.

So perhaps 1860?

Anyway, I was within the requested 100 years of their making date

 

[Rambuchan]

Being able to read some texts would help...

You want it on a plate?

I think it may be a bit earlier, as the scramble for Africa really started around 1880.

So perhaps 1860?

Oh man, you went the wrong way. But you are right about when the scramble for Africa began. It was after Bismarck's Conference, no? there's your plate sir

Anyway, I was within the requested 100 years of their making date

Yes, well done.


Sorry, I've been dying to use that pat smiley.

 

[Steph]

The UK occupied Egypt in 1882 IIRC. As Egypt is not red in the map, I thought the map was before 1880.
But as we can't read the legend, it's not easy to say exactly what the red is.
Official colonies? Occupied territory?

I think the scramble started before the Berlin conference, which was more an attempt to regulate the scramble and avoid to much conflict.

 

[empireruler]

That's a tough one. I'd guess the counties with a Democrat majority among US states having a Republican majority during 2004 presidential elections. I know that sounds weird.

This could work to explain red coloured counties, but I have absolutely no clue for grey ones. Maybe overall counties having a decent democrat voters base (such as 40% minimum of voters).

nope... you are completly off... I ill give a hint as I want to switch to world... the darker red and grey represent city areas.

 

[empireruler]

if you dont mind rambuchan I'm going to add 1 to yours...

Try and guess this!

 

[Elta]

if you dont mind rambuchan I'm going to add 1 to yours...

Try and guess this!

Chinese 1421 ish ?

 

[empireruler]

Chinese 1421 ish ?

got the centuary right! Its cool how the chinese could find america.