{"id":1825041,"date":"2024-01-19T08:05:19","date_gmt":"2024-01-19T13:05:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/?p=1825041"},"modified":"2024-01-19T08:07:06","modified_gmt":"2024-01-19T13:07:06","slug":"the-ocean-drainage-basin-maps-of-robert-szucs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2024\/01\/the-ocean-drainage-basin-maps-of-robert-szucs\/","title":{"rendered":"The Ocean Drainage Basin Maps of Robert Szucs"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Robert Szucs (Grasshopper Geography)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Smithsonian<\/em> magazine takes a look<\/a> at the ocean drainage basin maps of Robert Szucs, whose work we first saw in 2016<\/a>. A lot has happened since then: he\u2019s since produced hundreds of maps (and variations thereof) of the ocean drainage basins of various regions, countries and continents, and sells prints on his Grasshopper Geography<\/a> website. The ocean drainage maps operate at a less precise level than the river basin maps, but there are plenty of examples of both. [MetaFilter<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Previously: River Basins in Rainbow Colours<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Smithsonian magazine takes a look at the ocean drainage basin maps of Robert Szucs, whose work we first saw in 2016. A lot has happened since then: he\u2019s since produced hundreds of maps (and variations… More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"link","meta":{"autoblue_enabled":true,"autoblue_custom_message":"","autoblue_shares":[],"autoblue_post_url":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1256],"tags":[1620,105],"class_list":["post-1825041","post","type-post","status-publish","format-link","hentry","category-hydrology","tag-drainage-basins","tag-posters","post_format-post-format-link"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1815366,"url":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2023\/06\/xkcds-drainage-basin-deep-cut\/","url_meta":{"origin":1825041,"position":0},"title":"xkcd’s Drainage Basin Deep Cut","author":"Jonathan Crowe","date":"12 June 2023","format":"link","excerpt":"This xkcd cartoon requires deep Nickelodeon knowledge to understand.","rel":"","context":"In "Art"","block_context":{"text":"Art","link":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/category\/art\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"An xkcd comic showing a map of drainage basins of the United States, with the title \u201cU.S. Drainage Basins\u201d crossed out and replaced with \u201cWhere Alex Mack Will End Up.\u201d","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/imgs.xkcd.com\/comics\/drainage_basins.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/imgs.xkcd.com\/comics\/drainage_basins.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/imgs.xkcd.com\/comics\/drainage_basins.png?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":3141,"url":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2016\/10\/river-basins-in-rainbow-colours\/","url_meta":{"origin":1825041,"position":1},"title":"River Basins in Rainbow Colours","author":"Jonathan Crowe","date":"23 October 2016","format":"link","excerpt":"The latest map to go viral is Robert Szucs's\u00a0dramatic and colourful map of the U.S. river basins. 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