Around the world in (less than) 80 days

Intelligent Life (The Economist): Cartophilia: Time travel in 1914. “An isochronic map shows where to go, how long it took to get there – and what changes were on the way.” By Simon Willis.

The New Scientist has a collection of world maps about different modes of transportation (roads, trains, ships, waterways): Where’s the remotest place on Earth?

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