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This page is for listing articles that need maps, as well as for listing orphan maps that do not have a corresponding article.

When making a request, please leave a brief description of the type of map the article needs. Add a signature and timestamp (~~~~) at the end so that you can be contacted if there are any questions about the request.

For other map requests, see Category:Wikipedia requested maps.

For non-map image requests, see Wikipedia:Requested pictures.

For India-related map requests see Wikipedia:WikiProject Indian maps

Individual articles

Is it ok if I make a similar map ? Because it will be too messy rubbing out the german text and typing in English. Or else you can ask the original uploader for the map background and it will then be easy to make the English version. Jackaranga 19:47, 7 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Let me clarify. I'm doing a blank world map showing the borders at the start of Queen Victoria's reign. Her reign began in 1837. Something like this would be great.

Improvement requests

Improvement requests can also be made to the Graphics Lab.

Re-creation requests

Note: the following offline images are not available under the GFDL. It is requested that they be re-created and uploaded. These requests were moved from Wikipedia:Image recreation requests. – Quadell (talk) (sleuth) 20:14, Mar 8, 2005 (UTC)

Batch requests

The following are lists of articles which could use maps created in a systematic fashion.

Countries

  • I've checked through the list of countries to see that all country articles have 1.) a locator map that shows the position of the country in the world, appearing in the country's infobox at the top of the article, on the right, and 2.) some sort of general orientation map showing major cities, major landforms, boundaries with neighboring countries, etc. These may also show internal political divisions (e.g. provinces) major transportation features, such as roads, rail lines, canals, rivers, and airports, if scale allows. The maps in the CIA World Factbook (barely) satisfy the second requirement, and are public domain, so these could easily be deployed to fill in many gaps. Country maps may also be hidden on that country's subarticles, or elsewhere on the project. These articles are important because the Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team is creating offline versions of the encyclopedia based on them. User:Blofeld of SPECTRE has recwently created many of the missing ones at User:Blofeld of SPECTRE/Missing locator maps.-- Beland 22:17, 9 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]
    • Transnistria - Locator map shows position in Moldovia, due to disputed status.
    • San Marino - Could use a map showing its relationship to Italian cities.
    • Seychelles - Needs general map.
    • Singapore - Needs general map, especially showing names of nearby countries.
    • Spain - Needs general map.
    • Turkey - Needs general map.
    • United Kingdom - It would be nice to replace the CIA general map with a better one that showed the boundaries of the Home Nations.
    • United States - General map does not show the names of major cities, nor names of neighboring countries. Also, the location of Hawaii in the world is not clear, and important territories like Puerto Rico are missing.
    • Vatican City - Could use a map detailing its location in Rome and Italy.
    • Wallis and Futuna - Needs general map.

Unrecognized countries

Country subdivision maps

The list of country subdivisions is missing maps (and indeed, missing articles) for many countries. -- Beland 19:55, 9 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

United States Municipalities

Coordinated on User:Seth Ilys/Dot Project.

Cities

Most cities outside of the U.S. could use locator maps similar to those being made as part of the User:Seth Ilys/Dot Project. The following cities had been listed in individual articles above. For Japanese cities they just need to be copied from the Japanese wiki.

  • Saudi Arabian major cities: Qatif; other smaller cities also need maps
    • We could do with consistent maps in each of the 33 London Borough articles showing the extent of the borough, preferably with major roads included. I'm trying to answer questions like "which borough is Tottenham Court Road in?". It's not easy and perhaps not possible at the moment. Oh. Unless I use the categories at the foot of the article. Maps would still be lovely, though.--Tagishsimon (talk) 15:28, 19 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Historical regions of the United States

Canada

Seas, bays, and gulfs of the world

Europe

  • Historic regions
  • Medieval feudal states of Europe, more specifically: (Aquitaine, Bavaria, Brandenburg, Burgandy, Flanders, Friesland, Ile de France, Provence, Saxony, Toulouse, Connacht, Mide, Munster, etc.)
Can you be more specific? For what dates do you want maps of these states? Or do you want maps, or sets of maps, showing how their borders changed? Maproom 16:02, 10 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I think most of those have gone into Category:Former country articles requiring a map Kmusser 18:27, 10 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Prigorodny is done but the other districts still need maps. Kmusser 16:49, 11 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Wars

  • General maps
    • Resources and industrial capacities in WWI and WWII
    • It would be great if someone took on the task to create a map of where different FARC fronts are active. The fronts and their locations where they are active can be found under FARC-EP Chain of Command by looking at each individual bloc.

(Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Military_history/Requests#world_war_2_building_capacities)

Rivers

Category:River articles needing maps.

Railroads

Wikipedia:WikiProject Trains/Maps task force.

Reservations

Almost none of the articles on Native American reservation have maps. See Category:American Indian reservations.

Explorers

None of the Age of Discovery explorers have maps! Not even Christopher Columbus! It would be incredibly useful for someone to to make maps of where they went, and perhaps maps of the world with all explorers from a certain time period. However, this is truly a batch request because they all need to be consistant. Don't do only one.

Category: Explorers should give you a place to start. If anyone has a concern, I'm HereToHelp (talk) 13:20, 5 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

History of India

These articles would be using maps based on the same template, hence included in batch requests. This is a part of History of India wikiproject. Help would be highly appreciated.

Forward requests to Wikipedia:WikiProject Indian maps =Nichalp «Talk»= 06:38, 22 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

edit list:

Routes, Wars, etc.

Districts of India

I moved this request to the batch section because all the other Districts need maps as well. Basemaps to make these already exist [on commons]. Kmusser 03:27, 12 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Forward requests to Wikipedia:WikiProject Indian maps =Nichalp «Talk»= 06:38, 22 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Sovereign states by year

A World map for each year for the series of articles Sovereign states by year, indicating all the sovereign states and highlighting the changes of each year (a big project, yes). Sobirà 11:33, 15 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Sobirà, world maps are very poor vehicles to show countries: there just isn't enough "bandwidth" to accommodate the necessary data. The problem starts with the fact that the earth's surface is 3/5ths water, so only 40% of the map can be used. Add in problems with projection, and you end up being able to show only the very largest countries, and being relatively unable to label even these adequately. Sorry for the negative opinion, MapMaster 03:00, 18 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]
It's an interesting answer, but I've seen lots of political maps of all the globe. Lots of them used this 60% of the sea for letters and magnifications of interesting lands. In the project State leaders by year, leaders are separated by regions. I suppose that in this case could be feasible do the same. I suppose that with this option would be easier recycle maps in different years. Sobirà 15:44, 20 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]
I'm working on kind of a similar thing - I'm making maps of each continent by year (or rather, by major change). However, since I'm starting with North America, it's simple so far. ;) --Golbez 14:47, 23 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
You are correct in that the seas etc (unusable space) could be used for names, magnifications, etc. However, to show you the problems involved, take a look at this map of Europe in 800 AD. This map is so big it can't even fit on my screen, and yet some of the names approach unreadable. And this is only one continent, perhaps 8% to 10% of the world's surface. MapMaster 20:13, 20 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]
I was thinking in something symilar to the map of List of sovereign states in 820 where you can have a general idea of the situation but if you want to see more details and read the names you have to click on the map and see the high resolution version. I don't see it impossible, or bad. Sobirà 16:36, 21 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]
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