/r/papertowns
Papertowns is dedicated to well-crafted pictorial maps, detailed panoramic cityscapes, broad aerial vistas, intricate bird's-eye views, even full 3D reconstructions of cities, towns and citadels from any place.
Definition (According to /r/papertowns):
Papertowns: well-crafted pictorial maps, detailed panoramic cityscapes, broad aerial vistas, intricate bird's-eye views, fictional cities, even full 3D reconstructions both digital and physical. We enjoy anything from the famed citadels of antiquity to the quaint towns of the middle ages and the vibrant metropolises of our time.
If you also enjoy these works of cartography, history and art, then you'll fit in just fine.
Civility rule: Be courteous to others. Any post that puts down anyone for any reason will result in an immediate and permanent ban.
Relevance rule: Only post content related to this subreddit's definition of Papertowns (see above).
Title rule: Always include the city if possible and current country name in the submission title, otherwise it will be removed.
Repost rule: A repost may only be allowed if the original post has fewer than 100 upvotes and was submitted at least 6 months ago. If you wish to repost a popular submission, you may do so by making a text-submission, with the exact title as the original and it must promote an educated and relevant discussion.
This subreddit is dedicated to high quality illustrations only. Please bear that in mind when making a contribution here. Low quality or "casual" content will most likely be removed.
Filter Search by Country!
In order to keep things well organized, every submission has a country flair. Here are two short examples that illustrate how you can search for all papertowns from any specific country:
1. If the name of the country consists of a single word, for example Japan, then you will search like this:
flair:japan
2. If the name of the country consists of multiple words, for example United States, then you will search like this:
flair:united_states
Also, you can just click the flair next to any submission title to perform this search automatically.
Tip: In addition to its own separate flair, UK has four extra flairs for each of its constituent countries.
Here are some other similar subreddits you might be interested in:
/r/paperfolks for illustrations depicting the everyday life of our ancestors
/r/Map_Porn & /r/MapPorn for those of you who just love maps in general
/r/ImaginaryMaps if you're interested in Maps of fictional realms
/r/ImaginaryCityscapes if you enjoy Art featuring urban landscapes
/r/CityPorn for stunning pictures of cities from all around the world
/r/oldmaps for gorgeous maps of centuries past
/r/animatedbattlemaps & /r/battlegifs for studying the strategy and tactics of historical battles
If you want to be more professional...
/r/papertowns
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Chernivtsi, modern day Ukraine
10:10 UTC
Fortified monastery of Suceviţa in 1807, depicted by Franz Jaschke. Modern-day Romania
09:04 UTC
Transylvanian city of Bistriţa/Bistritz, depicted in 1735, when it was part of Habsburg Empire. Modern-day Romania.
08:47 UTC
Isca Dumnoniorum during the Roman Period. Now the site of modern-day Exeter, England.
18:38 UTC
Bird's eye view of Constantinople (today Istanbul in modern Turkey) in 360 AD by Rocío Espín Piñar
15:01 UTC
My intepretation of fictional city of Pfeildorf - Warhammer
19:54 UTC
Model bird's eye view of Londinium, England in Roman age by Rocío Espín Piñar
20:11 UTC
Model of Ancient Jerusalem, birds eye, 1st century by Rocío Espín Piñar
15:21 UTC
Island city of Hormuz/Ormuz depicted in 1572. Located in a strait between Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman, it was an important trade center, held by Portuguese Empire since 1507. In 1622, the city was conquered by Persia - modern-day Iran.
08:40 UTC
Print of a 1610 map of Nice, France
12:00 UTC
Vatopedi Monastery on Mount Athos, Greece, depicted on a 1793 print
22:53 UTC
The Basque city of Hondarribia in 1476, the year in which it successfully repelled the besieging forces of Louis the Prudent and his 40,000 men, modern-day Spain
13:53 UTC
Imaginary aboveground and underground in front of the station. I drew it as a cross-sectional diagram. 'fictional'
It was created using a 0.03mm pen and postcard-sized paper. There is a private railway station with a distinctive arch structure and a Japanese National Railways station above ground, and a Shinkansen station underground, all connected by an underground mall and a pedestrian bridge. Trams also run directly into the passage.
The concept is "seriousness of a local city". This is the story of the opening of the Shinkansen, which has come to this town, which until now was a quiet rural town with no novelty. To take this opportunity to attract a Shinkansen station, I imagined a sudden wave of modernization in a rural area.
01:21 UTC
Map of parts of Washington D.C. And Virginia USA HD map in comments
06:29 UTC
Map of Goslar in 1975, Germany
18:05 UTC
Salta, capital of the fictional Salton Empire
15:04 UTC
3D reconstruction of Al-Natah, a recently discovered 4000-year-old fortified settlement in Saudi Arabia
08:56 UTC
Taughannock Gorge (Upstate New York, USA) by Aaron Koelker
20:56 UTC
Karasubazar in 1856, modern-day Bilohirsk in Ukraine
11:25 UTC
[Fictional](Obviously.:) Flying City | (definitely not a star destroyer..)
13:46 UTC
Port Blacksand - Fighting Fantasy World - Fictional Settlement
13:16 UTC
Chișinău, modern-day capital of Moldova, in 1711, in a graphic reconstruction by Sergius Ciocanu, who estimated the population of the town to be of circa 2000 inhabitants.
07:58 UTC
Cresana (fictional city)
14:48 UTC
Prague, Czechia (1926)
19:34 UTC
View of Pompeii by Alfred Guesdon [Italy]
16:30 UTC