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Screenshot of blocks.manifold3d.ch: Switzerland. Block by block. At 1:1 scale

Switzerland. Block by block. At 1:1 scale (blocks.manifold3d.ch)

343 points by theanonymousone 6 hours ago | 153 comments

Product page for a 1:1 scale Minecraft Java map of Switzerland built from swisstopo open geodata, with a free Jungfrau-Aletsch area and paid full-country download.

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Screenshot of eyeondesign.aiga.org: Cartographers have been hiding illustrations inside Switzerland’s maps (2020)

Cartographers have been hiding illustrations inside Switzerland’s maps (2020)(eyeondesign.aiga.org)

333 points by mhb 10 months ago | 75 comments

AIGA Eye on Design article about Swiss cartographers secretly hiding small illustrations in Switzerland's official national maps for decades.

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Switzerland. Block by block. At 1:1 scale(blocks.manifold3d.ch)

Cartographers have been hiding illustrations inside Switzerland’s maps (2020)(eyeondesign.aiga.org)

Switzerland. Block by block. At 1:1 scale (blocks.manifold3d.ch)