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Show HN: A cartographer's attempt to realistically map Tolkien's world

intofarlands — Tue, 07 Apr 2026 12:12:15 +0000

Article URL: https://www.intofarlands.com/atlasofarda

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47674027

Points: 151

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intofarlands — Wed, 27 Aug 2025 06:53:25 +0000

Thanks for giving it a look!

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intofarlands — Wed, 27 Aug 2025 06:02:53 +0000

The Roman Road network across the empire made it a reality, but I’m not sure how common it really was at the time, other than shorter commutes. The extent Paul did it was quite likely a very rare feat!

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intofarlands — Wed, 27 Aug 2025 06:00:59 +0000

Really great suggestion. I’ve had a few people say the same. I was so caught up in the map I forgot a proper introduction!

Thanks for taking a look at it!

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intofarlands — Wed, 27 Aug 2025 05:59:43 +0000

I’ve been fascinated by the Roman Empire and their road network that was unprecedented at this time in history.

Paul was able to traverse thousands of miles along these networks and what he did really changed the course of history. He confronted the Roman Empire at its absolute height, and despite being shipwrecked twice, imprisoned at least three times, beaten and stoned many times… he still carried on. I thought it would be cool to visualize what he accomplished in a unique way.

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intofarlands — Wed, 27 Aug 2025 05:56:14 +0000

I believe most of the journeys by land were done by foot. The Roman Roads were unprecedented in history at the time, especially by the 1st century, enabling someone like Paul to actually be able to traverse like he did.

I have plans to include the distances and approx. time for each of the legs.

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intofarlands — Tue, 26 Aug 2025 17:12:13 +0000

Thank you so much!

I don’t know of anything like that, but what a cool idea. I have a passion for the Silk Roads as well, and I made an interactive map for it. Soon I will add Marco Polo’s and Ibn Battuta’s routes to it. I really like historical journeys and how they intersect with the modern locations

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intofarlands — Tue, 26 Aug 2025 17:10:30 +0000

Thank you for your comment!

I am still working on the legend and having it do exactly like you said. I have to change things up a bit but hopefully I can be able to implement it soon

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intofarlands — Tue, 26 Aug 2025 17:08:53 +0000

Thank you for giving my project a look!

What you are working on sounds really interesting. Now you have me thinking on my families genealogy connections…

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intofarlands — Tue, 26 Aug 2025 08:24:32 +0000

Thank you!

Yes, it is free through ArcGIS Online, their web-based mapping software

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intofarlands — Tue, 26 Aug 2025 07:39:56 +0000

Thanks for checking it out! I have the verse references, with plans to add all the relevant verses within the box as well.

Most of the locations are known historically, however some could benefit with additional sources, such as Malta. I will try to add those as well

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intofarlands — Tue, 26 Aug 2025 07:37:03 +0000

Paul financially supported himself as a tentmaker (See Acts 18:3 - “There he met a Jew named Aquila, a native of Pontus, who had recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla, because Claudius had ordered all Jews to leave Rome. Paul went to see them, 3 and because he was a tentmaker as they were, he stayed and worked with them.”)

There are also other mentions he was a tentmaker.

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intofarlands — Tue, 26 Aug 2025 06:58:47 +0000

I created an interactive map overlaying Apostle Paul’s 20,000km of journeys on a 1st century Roman Roads network, with modern vs. ancient cities and site photos. The base map utilizes the Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire (DARE), which was embedded into ArcGIS, with all four of Paul’s journeys with every stop added. The Roman Roads map can also be switched to a modern map to compare the ancient vs. modern locations.

This is part of a personal project I am embarking on called Kingdoms Collide, where I plan to retrace every step of Paul’s journeys across the ancient Roman Roads.

Interactive map of Paul's first century travels in Roman world

intofarlands — Tue, 26 Aug 2025 06:42:58 +0000

Article URL: https://www.intofarlands.com/map-of-pauls-journeys

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45023071

Points: 199

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Seven Years in the Making, an Interactive Map of the Silk Roads

intofarlands — Thu, 27 Jul 2023 16:26:27 +0000

Article URL: https://www.intofarlands.com/silk-roads-map

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36896018

Points: 9

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An interactive map of the Silk Roads

intofarlands — Thu, 30 Mar 2023 20:10:35 +0000

Article URL: https://www.arcgis.com/apps/Embed/index.html?webmap=ad9e481f6e4d409b9d86aaf584d7741d&extent=34.4197,16.6881,118.2674,46.6263&zoom=true&scale=true&disable_scroll=true&theme=light

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35378222

Points: 2

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Show HN: An interactive map of the Silk Roads

intofarlands — Wed, 01 Mar 2023 16:54:23 +0000

Article URL: https://www.intofarlands.com/silk-roads-map

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34984638

Points: 3

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Explore the ruins of Ani, former capital of Armenia

intofarlands — Wed, 08 Feb 2023 20:52:56 +0000

Article URL: https://www.intofarlands.com/silkroad/ani

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34714919

Points: 1

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Moving to Nepal Short-Term

intofarlands — Tue, 07 Feb 2023 21:30:29 +0000

Article URL: https://www.intofarlands.com/highland-stories/part-1-of-90-days-in-nepal

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