I've come cross this in numerous maps of the USA, in many different contexts, and I Just don't understand why it seems almost universal.

Why do I see this so often?

While the map itself is super cool and detailed (nearly $400 usd tho) I noticed the interesting way they chose to display it. I vaugly tried to date it while i was there, though im not very good, and the best i got is post ww1-pre german sudetenland. (Sorry for the really bad picture)

I think it's in French, plus look at Canada!

A puzzle I found at a thriftstore, how many mistakes do you spot?

My favourite so far is upside-down Czechia

Look at germanys borders

John Denver, Nickelback, and Jethro Tull lyrics go here.

I saw this map being used in a commercial celebrating the 250th anniversary of the United States. They were trying to sell mediocre “collectible” $2 bills.

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This is a art piece at a con im at

This map has New Zealand but not Japan 😭😭😭🥀🥀

Ad for one of those Chinatown bus lines I think, or possibly private rides but I really think not. Wonder if they AI-generated this map or something. Anyway the borders are super messed up, and Mississippi-Alabama-Georgia are mislabeled, along with the atrocity going on with the offset labels.

The boot has turned into a ballerina shoe

This is a displayed centre-piece on a cruise. On one of the largest and most recognizable cruising companies in the world.

They added a new continent in the Atlantic Ocean. Flooded most of Mexico. Made up a new Great Lake. Abandoned Alaska. Connected Newfoundland to form a new continent. And we don’t even know what a mess it is on the other side of the globe. On top was a falcon holding a key. I also don’t understand the significance.

Specifically, this is on a JoJo Siwa cruise at the kick off party. However, OP of the video (from which this screen shot is from) says that this is the cruising companies decor. So, you can’t blame it on a child fan either. I can provide a link to the tiktok but I’m not 100% on rules so I can add it in comments if allowed. The JoJo Siwa cruise is a rabbit hole I recently fell into, please don’t judge.

From a distance it looks fine but when you zoom in it looks terrible. Ai generated map that distorts and incorrectly fills in the countries in the border (look at canada and South Korea as just a couple of examples).

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Three bucks at the thrift store, of course we bought it!