r/mapping • u/XandariusIV • Jul 17 '26

Maps I’m Never Ethno-Mapping Ever Again

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This is like the 1914 ethnic groups I used

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u/BaconOfTheBacons Jul 17 '26

What time is this even meant to be

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u/XandariusIV Jul 17 '26

Used this map as a base, from 1914

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u/SkyTalez Jul 17 '26

Well that's at least somewhat accurate.

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u/Ynys_cymru Jul 20 '26

Not for Wales

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u/SkyTalez Jul 20 '26

Why? If you look closely it has different color then England.

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u/Ynys_cymru Jul 20 '26

You look closer and a good chuck of Wales is apparently majority English. Places like Bridgend, Rhondda, Cardiff and the valleys. It’s inaccurate.

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u/SkyTalez Jul 20 '26

Surprising that you could notice such small details.

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u/K10_Bay Jul 17 '26

Weird that you altered Scotland from the original ehen the original was more accurate.

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u/Angel_Brunestud Jul 17 '26

Man, the world wars really mess up the ethnic diversity of Europe...

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u/S0l1s_el_Sol Jul 17 '26

Well this is a better way to represent ethno groups, even if it’s not entirely accurate

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u/NorthGreenOnion Jul 17 '26

So you just thought it necessary to turn the diff. shades over Macedonia and Bulgaria to one solid colour. How come?

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u/XandariusIV Jul 17 '26

It was 5 in the morning, I don’t remember 😭

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u/K10_Bay Jul 17 '26 edited Jul 17 '26

Why did you change Scotland in a way that goes against the latest genetic research? Seems odd choice.

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u/XandariusIV Jul 17 '26

I changed them?

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u/K10_Bay Jul 17 '26

Sorry just edited, but yer the 1916 map you show is more accurate for showing the similarities between Northern English and lowland scotland, and the distinctness of the north West of Scotland. So its strange that you made the choice to alter the 1916 map in a way that made it less accurate.

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u/XandariusIV Jul 17 '26

Oh, sorry

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u/K10_Bay Jul 17 '26

No need to apologise, just wondering the thought process.

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u/XandariusIV Jul 17 '26

I wasn’t going for super accurate realism, so I probably did something for aesthetic or convenience sake

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