Came across this excellent etymological map via MapPorn on Reddit. Now I’m really looking forward to the stories behind Benin (“Home of Vexation”), Lalibela (“He Who Talks Too Much”), and Bulawayo (“Where He is Being Killed”)!
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Rachel Strohm 
Reblogged this on Cartogscura and commented:
We need this as a map of the world
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