Questions tagged [map]
For questions about in-universe maps for a work of science fiction or fantasy: requesting a map of an area in a fictional world, or explanations of a feature on such a map, for example.
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What happened to Pelmar and the originally sketched Arda?
I’m currently reading through The Silmarillion, and there is this map's discrepancy that I cannot get my head around.
First, there was this sketch of Arda with a central landmass Pelmar, the west and ...
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Is there an official map of Querencia?
There are official maps for Bienvenido which appears later on in the series and for the city of Makkathran. The map for Bienvenido is featured in the physical books yet I have been unable to find one ...
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Why is Thangorodrim/Angband not visible in the provided map in "The Silmarillion"?
At least it is not visible in all versions I could lay hands on (German / English).
The map ends in the North with Hithlum and Anfauglith.
I ask because Angband is a core location in The Silmarillion ...
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Are there detailed maps of the first Death Star available anywhere?
As a way to make fitness more fun, I'm planning a virtual walk on the Death Star, tracking my distance/steps taken and mapping them out on a map of the Death Star, so that I can, for instance, walk ...
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Is there a full map of Narnia?
Is there any map that shows the whole of Narnia? Each of the seven books seem to include a different map.
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Is there a map of Middle-earth during the second age?
Where can I find a map of Middle-earth during the Second Age circa SA 1600 (before the war of the Elves and Sauron)?
The following site (https://middle-earth.xenite.org/2013/01/09/do-any-maps-...
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Unknown feature on Middle-earth's map?
On Christopher Tolkien's map of Middle-earth, one feature has always caught my eye, and to my knowledge has never been explained: The mass in the middle of the Sea of Rhûn:
Has this ever been talked ...
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Is this map of Middle-Earth reliable? [duplicate]
I want to ask if this map of Beleriand (in the northwest of Middle-earth) is correct. I think it isn't because Beleriand should've been sank, and you can clearly see that there is Beleriand above ...
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What is the Real Scale of the Breath of the Wild Map?
I am questioning the world as it was built in the game The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.
Consider the following map:
Using the game's own paragliding system, it's been calculated that the map ...
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Maps of Middle-earth
I am looking for a list* of maps of Middle-earth which appear only in JRR Tolkien's and CT's books and writings or were authorized by JRRT**.
From my reading so far I have:
The Hobbit:
"Thror's ...
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Why was the visitor center located on the opposite side of the island from the docks and helipad?
The map in this question about Nedry's exit strategy led me to wonder why on Earth they would build the visitor center on the opposite side of the island from the docks and helipad. This appears to ...
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Are there any drawings showing the routes the three main companies followed in chapter two of the Return of the King?
Are there any drawings showing the routes that the three companies: Théoden, The Grey Company, Aragorn and Halbarad followed in the events in chapter 2, The Passing of the Grey Company, Lord of the ...
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Is this "satellite photo" the only representation of the shape of Gilligan's Island?
From How many independent demonstrations of optical communications between ground and space have been successful?
As everybody knows, the pioneering work of The Professor and his serendipitous ...
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What was the earliest printed map in the modern science fiction genre?
Like many readers, I was enraptured by the maps in J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings (1954-55) and The Hobbit (1937). After their 1965 reprinting in a widespread American edition, maps became ...
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Is there a full map of the Redwall world?
Is there any map which fully covers the world of Redwall? Each book seems to only have a small chunk of it. (And they don't always seem to match up.)
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