Whereas our interactive submarine cable map is up to date on a rolling foundation, printed editions are unveiled yearly. Every version has a distinct theme, and our crew at all times tries to out-do final yr’s launch.
Are you able to guess what impressed our newest design?
For those who look carefully, you will discover sea monsters, ornate compass roses, and windrose networks woven in.
Navigators used windrose networks earlier than correct surveys and map projections had been out there. These are collections of crusing paths that navigators might use to chart a path from level A to level B.
In the end a directional matrix of crusing winds, this navigational assist was created by overlapping a sequence of compass roses. The ensuing design allowed navigators to generate a “line after all”—a path to a vacation spot.
The design of those sixteenth century nautical charts (often known as portolan charts) impressed the look of our 2023 Submarine Cable Map.
The design of those sixteenth century nautical charts (often known as portolan charts) impressed the look of our 2023 Submarine Cable Map.
If you would like to be taught extra about how the 2023 map was designed and produced, hearken to Episode 418 of TeleGeography Explains the Web.
We interview two of the masterminds behind TeleGeography’s Submarine Cable Map—Analysis Analyst Lane Burdette and Designer/Cartographer Larry Lairson—to get into our newest map’s knowledge and design.
