22 October 2026

maps come in all shapes and sizes

 

New Jersey is the fifth smallest state in the US, at 7, 354 sq mi (19,050 km²) but is the 11th most populous with over 9.6 million people.  I think this map is the busiest one I have of any state!
Then there is Utah, with a population of around 3 million, it is the 11th least densely populated state within its 84,899 sq mi (219,887 km²)


If you're feeling peckish, how about Taiwan, which does an excellent job of promoting their foods
Actually, Taiwan may be the one country I have the most maps of, including a few that are shaped
but, I really like this series that I call 'wallpaper maps'

This is my 2,000th published post in this site, and I decided to make the cards larger so you could actually see some of the details - and in the process lost some of the details.  Still learning...

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7 comments:

  1. Joy22.10.26

    I like the naming of Apple Pie Hill in New Jersey and the shaped Taiwan which is also a 'busy' map but much more calming.
    My island maps are here

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  2. Mail Adventures22.10.26

    It is funny to compare the map of New Jersey and Utah. Such different styles! I always find maps on postcards very entertaining. On the "busy" one I would spend a lot of time (plus, it has the lighthouses!), and same on the food one. I think getting the "wallpaper map" would be disappointing.

    I uploaded a sort of map here.

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  3. Mail Adventures22.10.26

    May I ask why you have so many maps of Taiwan?

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  4. Mail Adventures22.10.26

    I forgot... congratulations on the 2,000th post!

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  5. Lisa22.10.26

    Wow, that's a lot of posts! Congratulations!
    I'll ask too, why so many from Taiwan?
    My maps:
    https://thisandthatablog.blogspot.com/2026/10/thursday-postcard-hunt-maps.html

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  6. pnsoares22.10.26

    I don't know why, but the first thing that came to my mind when I saw the first map of your blog was the title sequence of Bonanza, the one where a map would beging to catch fire, which I used to watch as a very young bloke....

    I also had a lot of trouble finding an entry on my blog to participate, but I eventually succeeded :-). You can find it here

    Oh, and Congratulations on your 2000th post!

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  7. violet s22.10.26

    It seems Taiwan loves to put a map of their country on postcards, and as it is the 6th most popular country I've gotten cards from, I have a lot of them.

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