Attention Fellow Map Geeks

[Judge]

Our atlases just got made obsolete again.

The Republic of Macedonia will hereby be known as "the Republic of North Macedonia". And to think I was still getting used to the creation of South Sudan! But I wouldn't expect the Crimean Peninsula to be part of Russia anytime soon either.

No doubt some atlases will just shrug at this news.

Macedonia will change its name. Here's why it matters - CNN

 

[disconnected]

Cool, interesting.

 

[Isadoorian]

Well, it's a good thing I last last touched an Atlas in the last 10 years or so

 

[onlything]

That's good to know.

 

[china autie]

Very cool. I like to know this stuff.

 

[BraidedPony]

They probably don’t even sell globes any more.

 

[Sherlock77]

Change is part of life... The world atlas probably needs to re-done almost every year...

I mainly collect items of interest to Canadian geography... What are the two cities of Port Arthur and Fort William called now? Think late 1960's in Canada...

 

[BraidedPony]

Oh noooo...a geography/history test!

 

[Judge]

Change is part of life... The world atlas probably needs to re-done almost every year...

Of course.

Atlases get republished, however that doesn't mean everyone buys a new one every year. I love my Natl Geographic atlas, but yeah...it's a tad out of date. My bad.

Though the name changes of nations themselves, that really doesn't happen all that often.

 

[Sherlock77]

Of course.

Atlases get republished, however that doesn't mean everyone buys a new one every year. I love my Natl Geographic atlas, but yeah...it's a tad out of date. My bad.

That's what makes them collectable and worth money, maybe... I do own 1950's road maps of every province in Canada (except Newfoundland! ) it's kind of fun to look at Ontario, prior to the 401 Highway

 

[Judge]

That's what makes them collectable and worth money, maybe... I do own 1950's road maps of every province in Canada (except Newfoundland! ) it's kind of fun to look at Ontario, prior to the 401 Highway

While I love my atlases and maps dearly, I can't say I "collect" them with any regularity. Though I'm particularly fond of one of them- a 1941 road map of The Greater German Reich. With some borders appearing quite ambiguous. Though I can't imagine ever selling it.

 

[tducey]

I enjoy geography as well, fascinated by this stuff. As an aside, Sherlock, I'm from Newfoundland, give me a few days and I'll pm you a link to get a Newfoundland road map.

 

[LucyPurrs]

I love my Natl Geographic atlas, but yeah...it's a tad out of date. My bad.

OMG Judge, I still have my National Geographic Atlas that I spent the huge (in those days) amount of $75.00 to buy when I was in my early 20s- that's 50 years ago!!!! Yikes. It's so out of date but I can't bear to part with it. I used it to plan so many round the world trips that I went on in my imagination.

 

[Sherlock77]

I enjoy geography as well, fascinated by this stuff. As an aside, Sherlock, I'm from Newfoundland, give me a few days and I'll pm you a link to get a Newfoundland road map.

But it has to be 1950's vintage... I know where to get a modern one...

 

[Judge]

OMG Judge, I still have my National Geographic Atlas that I spent the huge (in those days) amount of $75.00 to buy when I was in my early 20s- that's 50 years ago!!!! Yikes. It's so out of date but I can't bear to part with it. I used it to plan so many round the world trips that I went on in my imagination.

I'm on my third version...and even then the one I have is 27 years old.

Guess I should give some serious thought to buying the next edition!

 

[Gracey]

I like looking through the atlas but don’t own one.

I had a spinning globe, a long, long time ago. I liked the movement of it.

I’m a big fan of the detail in the 1:50000 maps.
Like the A-Z s too.

 

[Sherlock77]

OMG Judge, I still have my National Geographic Atlas that I spent the huge (in those days) amount of $75.00 to buy when I was in my early 20s- that's 50 years ago!!!! Yikes. It's so out of date but I can't bear to part with it. I used it to plan so many round the world trips that I went on in my imagination.

Then keep dreaming... There's nothing against that...

 

[Progster]

Yes, seems to me like a good solution to this particular bone of contention. Probably see an increase of Greeks hopping across the border for shopping, cheaper medical or dental care, etc also trade disputes or legal issues over trade names involving the name "Macedonia". No more FYROM (Former Yogoslav Republic of Macedonia - Greeks used to get very upset if you ever referred to it as "Macedonia". Both countries share a geographic area that was, at one time, united under the name Macedonia, and in both countries, the historical figure of Alexander The Great is central to their culture - which caused the tension. I even heard that Tsipras and Zaev have been nominated for a Nobel Peace prize I find this a bit far-fetched. This should pave the way for The Democratic Republic of North Macedonia to join NATO (previously vetoed by Greece) and perhaps even the EU eventually.

Great song, probably offensive to most Greeks.

 

[Progster]

Here's another song relating to North Macedonia which exemplifies their particularly strong culture around Alexander The Great. Stelu Enache is Romanian, but has Macedonian roots. Iskender means "Alexander".

Ok, info/music dump over

 

[Mary Terry]

The Greeks and Macedonians (and Turks, and others) have been fiercely ethnically isolated for centuries so I hope this name change makes everyone happy for awhile. It is such a beautiful part of the world. I traveled there in the early 1980s.

I wish I still had all the old globes I've owned in my lifetime, especially the ones from 1960s and '70s when the USSR was prominent. They reflect history and geographic and geological factors in historical events in 3-D. That is a useful tool for how I learn and think. Plus, I just like them.