Over the years we’ve seen a lot of cool location-related*Kickstarter projects but this one is perhaps the one we love the most. Couple of designers from Poland created an amazing map that shows 1000 fun facts about the*nature, history, economy, culture and geography of our planet.
The Explorer’s Atlas*looks like an ordinary map from a distance but when you look closer you will notice countless little curiosities, fun facts and trivia about places all around the world. You will learn things like:
- African lion population decreased from 400k in 1950 to 16-47k in 2004
- Brazil is the most biodiverse country in the world with 25% of the world’s rain forests growing here
- Wabash, IN was the first electrically lighted city in the world in 1880
The map is beautifully crafted with a set of small icons and stylish fonts. It’s simply a pleasure to look at it. The map is available for the whole world or for a single continent in light and dark blue color. You can order it via the kickstarter campaign. Cool project!
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