Atlas Altera

Footnotes for Gaia Polyglotta (the map)

Did you catch all the nuances and details that I smuggled into the la...

Update & Map Drop Next Week

As we ramp down for the holiday season and get ready to ring in the new year, I've been looking back and reflecting on all the accomplishments we've achieved this year.

In 2023, we focused on...

60 New States, or What's in store for 2024?

The other day, Frank dropped a spreadsheet onto my lap. He had cross-referenced our Altera GaiaPolyglotta spreadsheet with Glottolog's inventory of language families to see if we had any gaps on ou...

Finally...New video to go with your morning cuppa!

After a long hiatus, I've managed to put together2023-12-04 12:00:09 +0000 UTC View Post

New YouTube video out on Monday

I'm excited to announce that, after a long hiatus from doing videos, I'm finally releasing a video that the talented 2023-11-30 13:35:01 +0000 UTC View Post

What's cooking: an Expansive Language Family Map of the World

It's been a while now since I've posted an update. Here's a quick check-in to see where Atlas Altera is at! 

As we move into the thick of fall in the northern hemisphere, it seems we thi...

Follow Atlas Altera on Patreon for Free

Here's a quick update for everyone in the community: I've turned on the new membership feature that Patreon just released, allowing people to additionally follow Atlas Altera on Patreon for free. P...

What's in store for the fall?

Though the autumn shift seems nowhere near in sight, I thought I'd take the time now to highlight some of the things we're working on for the fall. 

The goal of this next season is to 2023-08-31 14:35:01 +0000 UTC View Post

Footnotes for Major Initiatives of the SoN

It's been another summer of crisis for most of us in the northern hemisphere, and yet, this year seems like another series of first have been broken—including whacky high temperatures in the Ande...

Footnotes for Katesh (SoN Heart of the World)

It's been a while, but I give you the footnotes and additional lore for last month's map/infographic on Katesh! I really appreciate you patience on this one. It took me a while to complete the foot...

Guess the location for this month's feature map!

Matteo and I have been hard at work with producing this month's feature map. This time, we're zooming in on the scale and focusing on a particular location within a hotly contested corner in the wo...

(Belated) Footnotes for Dentists Fight a Global War

I finally got a chance to update the footnotes for last month's feature map on staple chews. There wasn't much content to cover, but I've been busy with work lately, as well as with tending my gard...

Sneak Peak at Next Week's Map Drop

Following last month's map on staple smokes, I thought it'd be fun to do another map in the realm of ethnobotany. I don't know why, but I love thinking about the world based on our base consumption...

Footnotes for A World Enshrouded in Haze

And here's my discussion and sources for the last feature map. I thoroughly enjoyed investigating these four commodities/cash crops, and especially enjoyed thinking about the alternate history impl...

US Elections Map + Sneak Peak at Other Map Drop for this Week

Matteo and I goofed around to produce this US presidential elections map, which 2023-04-25 17:11:40 +0000 UTC View Post

Can You Spot the New Additions? - Spring 2023 Patch & Update

We're finally done with patching and updating the main political and chorographical map, as well as all the connected backend datasets! Attached to this post is the comprehensive <...

Footnotes for Phytogeographic Map of Altera

And here are the footnotes for the the Distribution of Terrestrial Flora, that is, the phytogeography map of Altera. As stated for the zoogeography map, a lot of the content comes from wha...

Map Drop - Phytogeographic Map of Altera

Here's the print version of this month's feature map, the Distribution of Terrestrial Flora, a phytogeographic map that showcases the distinct landscapes of Altera through the lens of plan...

Sneak Peak at this month's feature map + updates

Here's a sneak peak at one of the landscape paintings Matteo used to crown/frame this month's feature map. We're drawing inspiration from the intersection of a few fields/disciplines that came toge...

Footnotes for Zoogeographic Map of Altera

I just finished whipping together the footnotes for the the Distribution of Terrestrial Fauna map on the zoogeography of Altera. A lot of the content comes from what I already wrote for th...

February Update & Introducing tomorrow's Map Drop

I hope you are all well.

I just returned from spending two weeks in Toronto, Ottawa, and Montreal, and though it was great to be with friends, it was disheartening to witness the real and ver...

Footnotes for American Nations

As promised, here are the footnotes for the recent American Nations feature map Matteo and I produced. 2023-02-02 00:33:07 +0000 UTC View Post

Teaser Map for Next Week's Feature Map & Postage Improvements

This month, I decided to move away from the global scale and put focus somewhere not too far from home. Can you guess where? I'll be releasing the feature map sometime next week, s...