I was always integrating maps in iNatting, knowing where people were before you or where you can’t get even if you wish. Historic maps would be an interesting addition, but before yesterday I thought there were no resources with digitizedd old maps, all I saw were pieces posted in Wikimedia, but whe…

[image] jnstuart: For those who don’t remember the time before GPS, we used to have to use paper topographic maps to determine a location for a specimen record. Figuring out latitude-longitude could be tough from a paper map, at least to any precision (although there were plastic protractor-like…

Those are fun! I like this one with many cool images on it: https://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/detail/RUMSEY~8~1~347398~90114867:-Pictorial-map-of-Europe--?sort=pub_list_no_initialsort%2Cpub_date%2Cpub_list_no%2Cseries_no

I love doing this! One of my favourite things is to find old maps of cities and see where the parks or farms once were, then look for any lingering species there. Like, did you know that Battersea in London was a cricket park?? https://maps.nls.uk/view/96805050

The German air force helpfully took high resolution aerial photos of Britain about 80 years ago. They are frequently used by ecologists to show habitat change. I don’t know where you can consult them though.

On my first website there’re Luftwaffe maps of the region, no photos though.

Are those penguins in the North Atlantic? I also love how outside areas are just mounted soldiers. “None shall pass”

Penguins? Maybe in a certain way - yes: Pinguinus impennis

First bird called penguin probably, but definitely they tried to show something from Alcidae.

I think the artist missed the mark.

But they got funny bears standing on rear legs close to cows.)

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