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Strange MapsCalifornia as an island, utopia in the shape of a skull, and other cartographic curiosities.

By Frank JacobsPosted Monday, Nov. 30, 2009, at 7:08 AM ET

Strange Maps. Click here to launch slide show.Click here to read a slide-show essay on strange maps.

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Frank Jacobs' blog Strange Maps has been around since 2006. His book Strange Maps: An Atlas of Cartographic Curiosities is out now.
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