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== Indo-European languages ==



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 Indo-European_branches_map.svg|Present-day native distribution of [[Indo-European languages]], within their homeland of Eurasia.
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;Article(s):
: [[Indo-European languages]] (and numerous others)
;Request:
: The map contains a pretty major flaw. The [[Balto-Slavic languages|Balto-Slavic]] family is shown with different colors, as the [[Baltic languages|Baltic]] and [[Slavic languages]] are not "one" language today. The [[Indo-Iranian languages|Indo-Iranian]] branch, which, similar to the Balto-Slavic family, also contains several independent branches (i.e. three), is wrongly represented on the map as if it was "one" language. I'm therefore looking for someone who could split the dark blue "area" into an [[Iranian languages|Iranian]], [[Indo-Aryan languages|Indo-Aryan]] and [[Nuristani languages|Nuristani]] area. 

:Perhaps light blue, dark blue, and another blue-mix colour could do the trick. For comparison; the Baltic languages are shown in light green, whereas the Slavic langauges are shown in dark green. -- [[User:LouisAragon|LouisAragon]] ([[User talk:LouisAragon|talk]]) 18:34, 10 March 2018 (UTC)
::{{ping|Maproom}} Thanks for raising that up. Yes, it seems that the same thing is going on for the [[Romance languages]]. I agree that the map doesn't make the specific "claim", but often, things aren't needed to be explained "explicitly" for people to erroneously assume things. To the common user, who just often look at colours/patterns, I believe it may definitely appear as such. I think splitting all branches up would definitely raise the overal EV of the map. - [[User:LouisAragon|LouisAragon]] ([[User talk:LouisAragon|talk]]) 19:18, 10 March 2018 (UTC)
:::{{ping|Auguel}} Exactly. I'd say go ahead, {{u|Maproom}} - [[User:LouisAragon|LouisAragon]] ([[User talk:LouisAragon|talk]]) 01:18, 2 April 2018 (UTC)
;Graphist opinion(s):
::The map does not claim that each colour contains only one language. Spanish, French, Romanian and other languages are all shown in the same colour. [[User:Maproom|Maproom]] ([[User talk:Maproom|talk]]) 19:00, 10 March 2018 (UTC)
::::[[File:IndoEuropeanTree.svg|thumb|upright=1.4|Indo-European family tree in order of first attestation]]It seems the problem is the inconsistency. Every other group corresponds only to a level 1 division of the Indo-European language tree, whereas Balto-Slavic is further divided into level 2 divisions. At least according to the article (see tree to the right). The solution is either to subdivide all the other groups to level 2, or combine the Balto-Slavic groups into one. [[User:Auguel|Auguel]] ([[User talk:Auguel|talk]]) 23:20, 10 March 2018 (UTC)
== Counties of British Columbia ==

'''Article(s)'''</br>
: [[Counties of British Columbia]]</br>
'''Request'''
Hoping to improve the above article through a visual, and a map of county boundaries would be helpful. Data is available at the provincial government website[https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/counties-of-british-columbia-legally-defined-administrative-areas-of-bc (catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca)] and hopefully it is easy to transpose. Much obliged.
[[User:Shoman93|Shoman93]] ([[User talk:Shoman93|talk]]) 16:31, 8 April 2018 (UTC)
== Wolnos Country projection request ==


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;Article(s): 
: [https://www.nationstates.net/nation=wolnos/detail=factbook/id=991907 Wolnos Factbook]
;Request:
:Put Wolnos on an orthographic projection centered on the specified oblasts in the pictures. [[User:EmuLover|EmuLover]] ([[User talk:EmuLover|talk]]) 15:58, 21 March 2018 (UTC)
;Graphist opinion(s):
: At the top of the article, it states that {{talk quotation|Anyone can make a request for a map to be created or improved for a Wikipedia article.}} Under this, making maps for [[NationStates]] is outside the goals of this project. <span class="nowrap"><span style="font-family:Georgia,serif">[[User:Axisixa]]</span> [[User talk:Axisixa|[t]]] [[Special:Contributions/Axisixa|[c]]]</span> 04:34, 9 April 2018 (UTC)
== British India ==



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File:Map of British India anachronous.png
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;Article(s):
: [[British India]]
;Request:
: please remove anachronous Uzbek and Tajik borders, fill in hinterland cities… -- [[User:Kintetsubuffalo|Kintetsubuffalo]] ([[User talk:Kintetsubuffalo|talk]]) 15:23, 14 April 2018 (UTC)
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== Commonwealth Games Participants and Hosts Map ==


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File:Commonwealth Games years participants.PNG
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;Article(s):
: [[Commonwealth Games]]
;Request:
: Alright, with the recent conclusion of the [[2018 Commonwealth Games]], the above map could do with a few changes:

1) [[Gambia]] rejoined the CoN in March 2018 and participated in this year's Games, hence it should be changed back to red.

2) The city of [[Birmingham, England]], is set to host the next [[2022 Commonwealth Games|Games in 2022]], and thus should be marked as such.

3) Given that the city of [[Durban, South Africa]], is no longer scheduled to host the 2022 Games, the marker for the city should be removed from the map, and South Africa itself changed from purple back to red, as it no longer qualifies as a country that has hosted or plans to host the Games (after all, Montreal and Cardiff were scheduled to host the cancelled 1942 and 1946 Games respectively, and yet neither are marked as such, hence Durban shouldn't be either).

Thanks. [[User:Snow Lion Fenian]]
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== States of Palau ==

{{tl|resolved|[[User:Kintetsubuffalo|Kintetsubuffalo]] ([[User talk:Kintetsubuffalo|talk]]) 06:23, 19 May 2018 (UTC)}} 

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File:States of Palau.jpg
File:States of Palau.png
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;Article(s):
: [[States of Palau]]
;Request:
: please make straightened, borderless png or svg… -- [[User:Kintetsubuffalo|Kintetsubuffalo]] ([[User talk:Kintetsubuffalo|talk]]) 11:42, 13 May 2018 (UTC)
;Graphist opinion(s):
::I could easily convert it to a png. But I don't know what you mean by "straightened" or "borderless". Do you want the borders of the states removed? [[User:Maproom|Maproom]] ([[User talk:Maproom|talk]]) 20:44, 13 May 2018 (UTC)
:::Sorry for being unclear, and thanks for getting this! This version is a scan, so it's not 100% straight-on every monitor I've checked it's a little off. If it was frameless (no outer rectangle, just the map and the names), the skew would not be noticeable.--[[User:Kintetsubuffalo|Kintetsubuffalo]] ([[User talk:Kintetsubuffalo|talk]]) 00:35, 14 May 2018 (UTC)
:Also please note [[Hatohobei]] is misspelled.--[[User:Kintetsubuffalo|Kintetsubuffalo]] ([[User talk:Kintetsubuffalo|talk]]) 01:29, 14 May 2018 (UTC)
::::I can straighten it (I hadn't noticed the slight angle), and correct the spelling. But I'm reluctant to remove the border, as that would leave the longitude and latitude markers hanging, which might look odd. [[User:Maproom|Maproom]] ([[User talk:Maproom|talk]]) 08:37, 15 May 2018 (UTC)
:::::{{done}} I've straightened the borders, cropped off the marginal text, corrected the spelling of Hatohobel, and converted to .PNG. [[User:Maproom|Maproom]] ([[User talk:Maproom|talk]]) 15:26, 15 May 2018 (UTC)
:Fantastic! Thank you {{u|Maproom}}! One last question before I close this. The German Palau article has a clickable map, can we do anything like that? If so I will make a separate request.--[[User:Kintetsubuffalo|Kintetsubuffalo]] ([[User talk:Kintetsubuffalo|talk]]) 05:30, 18 May 2018 (UTC)
::en:WP supports clickable maps, and there are people here (en:WP, not necessarily this workshop) who can create them, but I'm not one of them. [[User:Maproom|Maproom]] ([[User talk:Maproom|talk]]) 07:08, 18 May 2018 (UTC)
:::Thanks!--[[User:Kintetsubuffalo|Kintetsubuffalo]] ([[User talk:Kintetsubuffalo|talk]]) 06:23, 19 May 2018 (UTC)
== Election map needs an update. ==



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 Ukrainian_Presidential_Election_2019_Map.png|Ukrainian election map, 2019
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;Article(s):
: [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukrainian_presidential_election,_2019]]
;Request:
: The city of Dnipropetrovsk (Дніпропетровськ in the map) changed its name to Dnipro (Дніпро) in 2016. This needs to be reflected in the map. -- [[User:Dreigorich|Dreigorich]] ([[User talk:Dreigorich|talk]]) 23:53, 25 April 2018 (UTC)
;Graphist opinion(s):
:{{done}} [[User:Maproom|Maproom]] ([[User talk:Maproom|talk]]) 16:55, 26 April 2018 (UTC)
==Ptolemaic Kingdom map, 1st century BC, for Cleopatra and Reign of Cleopatra VII==

;Article(s):
: [[Cleopatra]]
: [[Reign of Cleopatra VII]]
;Request:
: I would kindly ask any interested cartographer here to please create a suitable and well-sourced map for the [[Ptolemaic Kingdom]] as it existed during the latter half of the 1st century BC, particularly during the reign of [[Cleopatra VII]] or, if that cannot be achieved, at least one during the reign of her father [[Ptolemy XII]]. This is a [[Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Cleopatra/archive1|Featured Article Candidacy review]] suggestion (no reliably-sourced map exists on Wikimedia Commons). The reviewer, [[User:Cplakidas]], advised use of the following source for that endeavor: ''[http://referenceworks.brillonline.com/entries/der-neue-pauly-supplemente-i-3/*-COM_0058 Historischer Atlas der antiken Welt]'' ([https://www.amazon.de/Historischer-Atlas-antiken-Hubert-Cancik/dp/3476024016 also here], published 2012). Alternatively, you could use an English language source, [[Stanley M. Burstein]]'s ''Reign of Cleopatra'' (2004), which contains two maps between pp. 70–71 (one of Ptolemaic Egypt under Cleopatra, another of the Mediterranean world that includes both the [[Roman Republic]] and [[Ptolemaic Egypt]], [https://www.pinterest.com.au/pin/412501647092445428/ a scan of it seen here on Pinterest]). Regards, <strong>[[User:PericlesofAthens|<span style="color: blue;">Pericles of Athens</span>]]</strong><sup>[[User talk:PericlesofAthens|<span style="color: #0000CD;">Talk</span>]]</sup> 01:15, 24 April 2018 (UTC)
:Yet another potential source: ''Cleopatra, a life'', by [[Stacy Schiff]] (Eastern Mediterranean map during Cleopatra's reign, [https://www.pinterest.co.uk/pin/412501647092445454/ in a scan seen here on Pinterest]). <strong>[[User:PericlesofAthens|<span style="color: blue;">Pericles of Athens</span>]]</strong><sup>[[User talk:PericlesofAthens|<span style="color: #0000CD;">Talk</span>]]</sup> 01:20, 24 April 2018 (UTC)
::Sorry to inundate you with options, but just one more possible source, perhaps with better context than these other images, [http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~klio/maps/rr/B52EU.gif is this one] from a [http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~klio/maps/rr/ University of Oregon web page] showing the Roman Republic and Ptolemaic Egypt in 52 BC. <strong>[[User:PericlesofAthens|<span style="color: blue;">Pericles of Athens</span>]]</strong><sup>[[User talk:PericlesofAthens|<span style="color: #0000CD;">Talk</span>]]</sup> 16:50, 27 April 2018 (UTC)
:::Again, I hate to do this, but here is yet [https://www.mtholyoke.edu/~kfrost/Triumviral_Period_L.jpg another option] to consider from [https://www.mtholyoke.edu/~kfrost/Civil%20War.shtml Mount Holyoke College web page]. It shows Ptolemaic Egypt and the Roman Republic from 44 to 31 BC, including the areas controlled by Octavian, Mark Antony, and Lepidus with the peace treaty of Brundisium in 40 BC. <strong>[[User:PericlesofAthens|<span style="color: blue;">Pericles of Athens</span>]]</strong><sup>[[User talk:PericlesofAthens|<span style="color: #0000CD;">Talk</span>]]</sup> 17:00, 27 April 2018 (UTC)
== Request to update ==



<gallery>
 Nepal location map.svg|Former Map of Nepal with 14 Zonal division
 Provinces of Nepal 2015.png|new map of federal Nepal with 7 Provinces
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;Article(s):
: [[Nepal<!-- name of article the image is used or will be used in -->]] and many other
;Request:
: Need to update the 14 zonal former map of Nepal, which is now not valid as Nepal owned federalism in 2015, so need to update the old map with new 7 provincial map.
:For reference here is a link of UN map for Nepal [http://www.un.org.np/sites/default/files/Map12_Nepal%20Administrative_Federal_A4_06Nov2017_v01.jpg UN map of federal Nepal] -- [[User:Raju Babu|&nbsp;👤<span style="background:transparent;padding:4px;color:blue;text-shadow:grey 0.2em 0.2em 0.3em">'''Raju'''</span>]][[user talk:Raju Babu|💌]] 09:46, 28 April 2018 (UTC)
;Graphist opinion(s):
== Districts locator map for Perak==
 
;Article(s):
: [[Hulu Perak District]]
: [[Kinta District]] and 10 more
;Request:
: I would like to ask somebody to do a favor to create a district locator map (pg.29) and PBT maps (pg.30) for that 12 districts by refering this<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.townplan.gov.my/epublisiti/drsnp2040/DRAF%20RS%20PERAK.pdf|title=Rancangan Struktur Negeri Perak 2040|format=PDF}}</ref>[[User:*angys*|<span style="border-radius:999px;background:silver;padding:5px"> <span style="background:red;color: white;border-radius:999px"> angys </span></span>]]([[User talk:*angys*|Talk Talk]]) 15:54, 28 April 2018 (UTC)
;Graphist opinion(s):


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== Lamu ==



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;Article(s):
: [[Lamu]]
;Request:
: the map '''Funguvisiwa vya Lamu.png''' at https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Funguvisiwa_ya_Lamu#/media/File:Funguvisiwa_vya_Lamu.png may not be allowable here, but the size and detail are great. please make free-use Commons-friendly versiuon… -- [[User:Kintetsubuffalo|Kintetsubuffalo]] ([[User talk:Kintetsubuffalo|talk]]) 06:26, 29 April 2018 (UTC)
;Graphist opinion(s):