Nominal area choropleth map

http://cippinonsports.com/page/3/
(scroll down a bit)

This choropleth map shows the location of NFL team fan bases across state lines. This is a fun look to see how states with multiple teams get divided up and how states without at team root for. While it would be hard to prove the accuracy of the map, it does do a good job of showing sports regions within the United States.

McArthur's Universal Corrective Map

http://flourish.org/upsidedownmap/

The McArthur projection shows a map that is typically deemed to be upside, yet it is still an accurate representation of the world. It bias is for Australia and all other Southern Hemisphere countries to show that they are not on the bottom of the world. This map is not just turner upside down but also projected to more accurately display the southern hemisphere counties.

Portolan Chart

http://www.visualphotos.com/image/2x2912068/portolan_chart_of_italy_and_greece

Portolan charts were extremely accurate, for the time period, of coast lines in Europe. The maps were designed for navigation of boats. The maps were made by placing points and connecting them with rhome lines. These were highly regarded during the middle ages and are known for their stylized drawings.

Plot Diagram

http://www.d.umn.edu/~moor0145/plotdiagram.htm

The plot diagram is a map of the action/plot of the book. I takes the plot of the book and places it on a ^ like line. From this you can easily see where each part of a book would be placed. This map goes into more detail than just beginning middle and end. The distance between point might be short, just a couple pages, while others may be hundreds of makes depending on the book.

T O Map

http://www1.georgetown.edu/departments/medievalstudies/

An artistic map from the middle ages, the T O map got its name from the T shape of the continents. These maps show Europe, Africa and Asia, with Jerusalem at the cross of the T. These maps would have Asia on top with Europe on the bottom left and Africa on the bottom right. These maps often had religious symbology.

Subway map

http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/admissions/visiting/subway.html

A subway map is a type of mental map that shows the route of a subway system. These are often to drawn to scale, shape, and have no geographic reference points. The show the lines of the subway, different colors to show different lines, and each stop along the way in order. The stops might appear close to each other but end up being miles apart. They are designed for passengers to easily see which line they want and which stop to get off at.

Orbital Map

http://www.challenger.org/programs/iss/iss.cfm

Mapping out the orbit of the space station presents a lot of problems. Since the earth is rotating and the space station is moving, the location compared to a fixed point on earth is constantly changing. The you might think that the space station goes around in a circle but if you look at the map above to shows that to orbit is not round and changes every time it orbits the Earth. NASA had to make special map projections in order to accurately display the orbit.