Map showing frequency of red hair across Europe. Five color-coded ranges: red (over 10%) concentrated in Ireland and Scotland, orange (5-9%) in parts of UK and northern Europe, brown (2-4%) in Scandinavia and Germany, darker brown (1-2%) in central Europe, and darkest brown (under 1%) in southern Europe. Shows clear north-south gradient with highest concentrations in Celtic regions.

Source

John Rocque's map provided a view of the capital that was unprecedented in its detail.

cross-posted from: https://startrek.website/post/37179551

Map Lie

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/43745341

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/59114059

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