Artifact CommonsThe Mapped Settlement Atlas
A reusable map of capitals, cities and selected towns, with the source’s selection bias made visible.
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What it shows
- 7342: mapped places
- 200: national-capital flags
- 226: source territory codes
This is a selected gazetteer. Dense coverage on the map reflects both settlement patterns and the publisher’s cartographic selection.
Method
All source points. Orange marks source national-capital flags; symbol area scales with square-root source population for visibility. Population dates vary and are not current census counts.
Sources and reuse
Natural Earth populated places and country features. Public domain.
Source retrieval: 2026-09-08 UTC. This is a fixed edition. Observation dates and coverage differ by source.
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