Last not least, Worldmapper is part of the exhibition with an interactive display of 500 cartograms, some of which were made especially for the exhibition like the Trump Tweets map to capture the essence of what it means to have maps talking to their audience. In a series of nine main categories we present some of our most intriguing cartograms and animations, reaching from a selection of our language map series via an interactive map of our entire migration maps to maps providing an understanding of humanity’s place in the natural environment.

Don’t miss the chance to see some true iconic map treasures and make sure to also not miss a visit to the Weston Library Gift Shop which has a copy of the related Talking Maps book and many other cartographic gifts for sale.
The exhibition has been running since July 2019 and is now entering its final four weeks. If you haven’t seen it yet, make sure to head to Oxford by March, 8th, 2020. The exhibition is held at ST Lee Gallery inside Weston Library, Broad Street, Oxford, OX1 3BG, United Kingdom. Opening times are Monday to Saturday 10am-5pm and Sunday 11am-5pm. Admission is free.
More information about the exhibition related activities can be found on the Bodleian Library website.

Definition
The maps in the 2005 language data series are made from data on the number of people speaking a language as their first-language, that is the language they would use at home.

Data sources
This map uses data several sources, the main one being Ethnologue (15th Edition, 2005). Estimating the number of speakers of a language is fraught with difficulty on several levels (last accessed January 2009). We aim to map as complete data as possible and therefore estimate data for missing values. The language numbers we use and publish are rough estimates, and should not be taken as definitive. In some cases, missing data for very small territories is not used in the cartogram and that area is therefore omitted in the map.

Further notes on the data, as well as all modifications to the original data source are noted in our data sheets.

Data sources
This map uses data by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)  (last accessed October 2019). We aim to map as complete data as possible and therefore estimate data for missing values. In some cases, missing data for very small territories is not used in the cartogram and that area is therefore omitted in the map.

All modification to the original data source are noted in our data sheets.

Definition
The maps in the 2005 language data series are made from data on the number of people speaking a language as their first-language, that is the language they would use at home.

Data sources
This map uses data several sources, the main one being Ethnologue (15th Edition, 2005). Estimating the number of speakers of a language is fraught with difficulty on several levels (last accessed January 2009). We aim to map as complete data as possible and therefore estimate data for missing values. The language numbers we use and publish are rough estimates, and should not be taken as definitive. In some cases, missing data for very small territories is not used in the cartogram and that area is therefore omitted in the map.

Further notes on the data, as well as all modifications to the original data source are noted in our data sheets.

Definition
The maps in the 2005 language data series are made from data on the number of people speaking a language as their first-language, that is the language they would use at home.

Data sources
This map uses data several sources, the main one being Ethnologue (15th Edition, 2005). Estimating the number of speakers of a language is fraught with difficulty on several levels (last accessed January 2009). We aim to map as complete data as possible and therefore estimate data for missing values. The language numbers we use and publish are rough estimates, and should not be taken as definitive. In some cases, missing data for very small territories is not used in the cartogram and that area is therefore omitted in the map.

Further notes on the data, as well as all modifications to the original data source are noted in our data sheets.

The colour shading indicates the major geographic regions of the world used in all Worldmapper cartograms (see reference map).

Data sources
This map uses data  United Nations Population Division, Department of Economic and Social Affairs International migrant stock: The 2017 revision  (last accessed June 2018). We aim to map as complete data as possible and therefore estimate data for missing values. In some cases, missing data for very small territories is not used in the cartogram and that area is therefore omitted in the map.

Further notes on the data, as well as all modifications to the original data source are noted in our data sheets.

• Since he has taken office, Trump has made 1,384 mentions of foreign countries
• Russia tops the bill, with 297 mentions (21 per cent of all tweets mentioning foreign countries)
• North Korea (163), China (158), Mexico (99), Puerto Rico (47), Iran (47), Syria (44), Japan (43), Canada (39) and France (37) complete the Top 10
• Despite the special relationship between the two countries, the UK comes 15^th, mentioned in only 1.6 per cent of tweets
• The cartogram has been released ahead of the Bodleian Libraries’ Talking Maps exhibition, which opens on 5 July 2019

Cartogram showing number of times @RealDonaldTrump mentions specific countries (USA not included).

OXFORD, 3^rdJune 2019 – Ahead of US President Donald Trump’s state visit to the United Kingdom, the Bodleian Libraries have released a cartogram that highlights which countries have dominated the presidential twitter feed (@RealDonaldTrump), since he was elected on 8 November 2016.
The map shows an analysis of almost 8,300 tweets and retweets in that period, of which 1,384 mentioned foreign powers. The map does not include the USA; hence it does not appear on the image.
The analysis, conducted by Worldmapper, on behalf of the Bodleian Libraries, extracted all mentions of foreign countries, including some non-conventional references (such as ‘#NoKo’ for North Korea) to build a complete picture of which countries appear most dominant in Trump’s foreign policy.
Despite the UK’s special relationship with the USA, it is only mentioned 22 times, the 15th most mentioned country, which represents just 1.6 per cent of all tweets about foreign countries.
In total, 81 countries are mentioned in Trump’s twitter feed. The Top 20 are as follows:

This map has been released as part of a series of 500 cartograms developed for Talking Maps, a new exhibition at the Bodleian Libraries, opening on 5 July 2019. On screens in the gallery, visitors will be able to explore thought-provoking digital ‘cartograms’, interactive maps that use statistics and big data to tell powerful stories about our changing world.
Talking Maps celebrates maps and the stories they tell about the places they show and the people that make and use them. The exhibition showcases iconic treasures from the Bodleian’s world-renowned collection of more than 1.5 million maps, together with exciting new works on loan and specially commissioned 3D installations. Featuring ‘imaginary maps’ such as Grayson Perry’s Red Carpet and Map of Nowhere and JRR Tolkien’s maps of Middle-earth, the exhibition offers a new perspective on the enduring power of maps. The exhibition also explores the latest digital developments in cartography such as the ‘Trump tweets’ cartogram as well as cartograms exploring such topics as migration, language diversity and politics, power and poverty.
The data was compiled and analysed by Worldmapper, an independent educational project, led by Benjamin Hennig, Associate Professor of Geography at the University of Iceland and Honorary Research Associate at the University of Oxford, and Tina Gotthard, Associate Lecturer at the University of Iceland.

Benjamin Hennig said, “The use of Twitter by Donald Trump is quite unique even in a time where social media appears to be such an influential factor in society. But that Twitter has become a major mean of global policy making is remarkable. The way the president uses this medium to communicate his major policy agendas allows us to utilise this data in an entire new way. The way how the references to other countries have been made since he got elected president tells us a lot about how US foreign policy has been shaped up in the past years. This map makes this much more understandable than any mere number can do. It summarises Trump’s foreign policy priorities in a really thought-provoking way.”
The exhibition is curated by Jerry Brotton, Professor of Renaissance Studies at Queen Mary University of London and author of A History of the World in Twelve Maps,and Nick Millea, Map Librarian at the Bodleian Libraries.
Jerry Brotton, co-curator of the exhibition, said: “Worldmapper’s innovative transformation of online data, such as presidential tweets into a world map reveals powerful stories about the world around us, and shows the enduring power of maps, whether they are made from paper or pixels.”
Nick Millea, co-curator of the exhibition, said: “Thanks to Worldmapper’s inventive cartographic input, we have been able to bring Talking Maps right up to date, demonstrating how maps can convert data into a dramatic and eye-catching spectacle”

Notes:
*not including United States of America, but including Puerto Rico as an unincorporated territory of the United States. Using all tweets and retweets made by the account @RealDonaldTrump.
Analysis by worldmapper.org, using data from Twitter extracted on 15.05.2019
The Bodleian Libraries gratefully acknowledges the support received from donors who have made the Talking Maps exhibition possible.

The colour shading indicates the major geographic regions of the world used in all Worldmapper cartograms (see reference map).

Data sources
This map uses data  United Nations Population Division, Department of Economic and Social Affairs International migrant stock: The 2017 revision  (last accessed June 2018). We aim to map as complete data as possible and therefore estimate data for missing values. In some cases, missing data for very small territories is not used in the cartogram and that area is therefore omitted in the map.

Further notes on the data, as well as all modifications to the original data source are noted in our data sheets.