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From: jorn@mcs.com (Jorn Barger)
Subject: Line: USA, World map (new), Ireland
Date: 1996/05/11
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sender: boba@sashimi.wwa.com
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I found this improved version of my worldmap in my files, that seems
not to have propagated as well as the rougher draft:



                ,_   .  ._. _.  .        _  ,   .
            , _-\','|~\~~ ~~ ~~/       ;-'-'  ~-',    ,;_;_,    ~~-
   /~~-\_/-'~'--' \~~| \,/' _-|       /  /  |_/~-/-/~~      ~~--~~~~'---_
   /              ,/'-/~ '\./   '  , '|,'|~   '                ._/-, /~~
   ~/-'~\_,       '-,| '|. '       ,\ /'~                 /    /_  /~
 .-~      '|        '',\~|\        _\~     ,_ .  .              /|
           '\        /'~           |_/~\\,-,~' \ "          ,_,/ |
            |       /  .           _-~'\_ _~|               \ ) /
             \   __-\            ./      ~ |\  \_           /  ~
   .,         '\ |,  ~-_       . |          \\_' ~|  /~\  \~ ,
                ~-_'    ;        \           '-,   \,'  /\/  |
                  '\_,~'\_        \_ _,       /'    '   |, /|'
                    /     \_        ~ |      /          \  ~'; -,_.
                    |       ~\         |    |  ,         '-_, ,; ~ ~\
                     \,      /         \    / /|             ,-, ,   -,
                      |    ,/           |  |' |/           ,-   ~ \   '.
                     ,|   ,/            \ ,/               \       |
                     /    |              ~                  -~~-, /   _
                     |  ,-'                                      ~    /
                     / ,'                                        ~
                     ',|  ~
                       ~'


While I'm at it, here's the rest of my maps. Ireland:


                     __   __---_
                ,-~~~  ~\/      ~\
              ,_/                 |
             /,_                   /
        _       _/                 ~\
     /~~ ~\/~-_|                    /
    \                            /~
    \ _                       _\/
      ,'                     |
    /~                        \
    \                          |
     '~|__-                    /
      oo ,/~                    \
        |                      /
       /                       |
     /___/~                    |
     /                        /
 ,--~                         |
/---                   __|_-_/
,-~                 ,-~
\_-~/          \ /~
 ,-~/=        _/~
 --~/_-_-/~'~


The USA without state names:


         ,__                                                  _,
      \~\|  ~~---___              ,                          | \
       |      / |   ~~~~~~~|~~~~~| ~~---,                  _/,  >
      /~-_--__| |          |     \     / ~\~~/          /~| ||,'
      |       /  \         |------|   {    / /~)     __-  ',|_\,
     /       |    |~~~~~~~~|      \    \   | | '~\  |_____,|~,-'
     |~~--__ |    |        |____  |~~~~~|--| |__ /_-'     {,~
     |   |  ~~~|~~|        |    ~~\     /  `-' |`~ |~_____{/
     |   |     |  '---------,      \----|   |  |  ,' ~/~\,|`
     ',  \     |    |       |~~~~~~~|    \  | ,'~~\  /    |
      |   \    |    |       |       |     \_-~    /`~___--\
      ',   \  ,-----|-------+-------'_____/__----~~/      /
       '_   '\|     |      |~~~|     |    |      _/-,~~-,/
         \    |     |      |   |_    |    /~~|~~\    \,/
          ~~~-'     |      |     `~~~\___|   |   |    /
              '-,_  | _____|          |  /   | ,-'---~\
                  `~'~  \             |  `--,~~~~-~~,  \
                         \/~\      /~~~`---`         |  \
                             \    /                   \  |
                              \  |                     '\'
                               `~'

The world with some named locations:


                ,_   .  ._. _.  .        _  ,   .
            , _-\','|~\~~ ~~ ~~/       ;-'-'  ~-',    ,;_;_,    ~~-
   /~~-\_/-'~'--' \~~| \,/' _-|  Scand/  /  |_/~-/-/~~      ~~--~~~~'---_
   / AK           ,/'-/~ '\./   '  , '|,'|~   '                ._/-, /~~
   ~/-'~\_, Canada'-,| '|. '     UK,\ /'~       Russia    /    /_  /~
 .-~      '|        '',\~|\        _\~Euro ,_ .  .              /|
           '\        /'~           |_/~\\,-,~' \ "          ,_,/ |
            |  USA  /  .           _-~'\_ _~|Mideast   China\ ) /Japan
             \   __-\            ./      ~ |\  \_ India     /  ~
   .,      Mex'\ |,  ~-_       . |          \\_' ~|  /~\SE\~ ,
 Hawaii         ~-_'    ;Carib   \   Africa  '-,   \,'  /\/  |
                  '\_,~'\_        \_ _,       /'    '   |, /|' Oceania
                    /     \_        ~ |      /          \  ~'; -,_.
                    | South ~\         |    |  ,         '-_, ,; ~ ~\
                     \, Amer /         \    / /|             ,-, ,   -,
                      |    ,/           |  |' |/           ,-   ~ \   '.
                     ,|   ,/            \ ,/               \Austral|
                     /    |              ~                  -~~-, /   _
                     |  ,-'                                      ~    /
                     / ,'                                        ~
                     ',|  ~
                       ~'


The USA with state names:

         ,__                                                  _,
      \~\|  ~~---___              ,                          | \
       | Wash./ |   ~~~~~~~|~~~~~| ~~---,                VT_/,ME>
      /~-_--__| |  Montana |N Dak\ Minn/ ~\~~/Mich.     /~| ||,'
      |Oregon /  \         |------|   { WI / /~)     __-NY',|_\,NH
     /       |Ida.|~~~~~~~~|S Dak.\    \   | | '~\  |_____,|~,-'Mass.
     |~~--__ |    | Wyoming|____  |~~~~~|--| |__ /_-'Penn.{,~Conn.
     |   |  ~~~|~~|        |    ~~\ Iowa/  `-' |`~ |~_____{/NJ
     |   |     |  '---------, Nebr.\----| IL|IN|OH,' ~/~\,|`MD
     ',  \ Nev.|Utah| Colo. |~~~~~~~|    \  | ,'~~\WV/ VA |
      |Cal\    |    |       | Kansas| MO  \_-~ KY /`~___--\
      ',   \  ,-----|-------+-------'_____/__----~~/N Car./
       '_   '\|     |      |~~~|Okla.|    | Tenn._/-,~~-,/
         \    |Ariz.| New  |   |_    |Ark./~~|~~\    \,/S Car.
          ~~~-'     | Mex. |     `~~~\___|MS |AL | GA /
              '-,_  | _____|          |  /   | ,-'---~\
                  `~'~  \    Texas    |LA`--,~~~~-~~,FL\
                         \/~\      /~~~`---`         |  \
                             \    /                   \  |
                              \  |                     '\'
                               `~'              -jorn

The USA turned upsidedown:


                                   ._,
           .\.                     |  \
           |  \                   /    \
            \  |         ,---,___/      \_/\
             \  '__-____'--,  |             \  _._,
              \_---.-' |   /  |          |~~~~~ |  ~'-.
              /    |   |   |~~~\___,     |      |     .-___
             /'\    \__|__/    |    ~|   |      |     |    \
           /'-__'-/~      |    |     |___|      |     |\.   ~.
          /      /__----~~/~~~~~.-------+-------|-----'  \   '.
          \--~~~_,/    _-~\     |       |       |    |    \   |
          |    /  \__.' |  \    |_______|       |    |     \  '.
         ,|'\_/_ .'  |  |   |----\      '---------.  |     |   |
         /}~~~~~_| _,| .-,  /     \__    |        |__|___  |   |
        _'}     .-~/ ~~| |--|_____|  ~~~~|        |    | ~~--__|
     .-'_|'~~~~~|  \_. | |   \    \      |________|    |       /
     '\~|'.  -~~     (_/ /    }   |------|         \  /       |
     .'|| |_/          /__\_ /     \     |          | |~~--~-_/
    <  '/~                  '---__ |_____|_______   | /      |
     \ |                          '              ~~~---__  |\_\
     '~                                                  ~~'

The USA turned upsidedown, with major cities:

                                   ._,
           .\.                     |  \
      Miami*  \  New Orleans      /    \
            \  |         *---,_*Houston \_/\
             \  '__-____'--,  |             \  _._,
              \_---.-' |   /  |   Dallas |~~~~~ |  ~'-.
           Atlanta |   |   |~~~\_*_,     |      |     .-___
             /'\  * \__|__/    |    ~|   |      |     |    *Los Angeles
           /'-__'-/~      *Memphis   |___|  *Santa Fe |\.   ~.
          /      /__----~~/~~~~~.-------+-------|-----'  \   '.
          \--~~~_,/    _-~\     |       |       |    |    \   *San Fran.
          |DC  /  \__.' |  *StL *KC_____|  *Denver   |Reno*\  '.
         ,|'*_/_ .'  |  |   |----\      '---------.  |     |   |
         /}~~~~~_| _,| .-*Chicago \__    |        |__|___  |   |
      NYC'}     .-~/ ~~| |--|_____|  ~~~~|        |    | ~~--__|
     .-'_*'~~~~~|  \_. | |   \    \      |________|    |       /
Boston*~|'.  -~~     (_/ /    *Mnpls-----|         \  /       |
     .'|| |_/          /__\_ /     \     |          | |~~--~*Portland
    <  '/~                  '---__ |_____|_______   | /      |
     \ |                          '              ~~~---__  *\_\
     '~                                                  ~~'Seattle

The cities of the Mediterranean mapped onto the USA, for size
comparison:


         ,__                                                  _,
      \~\|: ~~---___              ,                          | \
       |:::   / |  *Lyon~~~|~~~~~| *Zagreb                 _/,  >
      /~-_--*Bordeaux      | *Venice   / ~\~~/          /~| ||,'
      |       /  \   *Marseille---| *Belgrade/~)     __*Yalta_\,
     /       |    |~~~~~~~~|     :\    \   |:|:'~\  |_____,|~,-'
     |~~--__ |    |::::::::|__   :|~~~~~*Sofia__:/_-':::::{,~
     |   |  ~~~|~~|::: ::::| *Rome\::   /  `*Istanbul_____{/
     |   |     | *Barcelona-,:    :\----| ::|  |  ,'*Ankara`
     ',  \*Madrid:::|: :::::|~~~~~~~|:::*Athens'~~\  /    |
      |   \    |::::|:::::::|::     |:::::\_-~::::/`~___--\
      ',   \  ,-----|--*Tunis-------'_____/__----~~/::    /
       '_   '\|    *Algiers|~~~|:::::|::::|::::::_/-,~~*Beirut
         \*Gibraltar|      |   *Tripoli:::/~~|~~\::::\,*Jerusalem
          ~~~-'     |      |     `~~~\___|   |   *Alexandria
              '-,_  | _____|          |  /   | ,-'-*Cairo
                  `~'~  \             |  `--,~~~~-~~,  \
                         \/~\      /~~~`---`         |  \
                             \    /                   *Luxor
                              \  |                     '\'
                               `~


Please re-use these, and mess with them as you like.  Attribution is
nice, but I'm not uptight about it...


j

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