Articles about our work

Not long after Robert's river maps were first discovered by the good people of the internet back in 2016, journalists started to flood in as well. One of the first articles was published by the Mail Online, featuring only the river map of the contiguous USA, still referring to Robert by his Imgur username. A few months later they asked him for an interview which resulted in a longer and a more thorough article. IFLScience was also among the first magazines that wrote about the river maps. Robert, being a geography nerd himself, was never surprised to see that geeky science blogs and papers found his work interesting. Amongst others they appeared on the pages of Gizmodo, twice on GearJunkie, and BigThink. Digg and Yahoo found the first set of maps newsworthy, too.

It is a really good feeling being recognized by the art you make. Reading about his own work on the pages of The Washington Post, CNN or the  Atlas Obscura is something that he has never dreamed of. He was even interviewed by The Smithsonian! In 2019 BBC Sounds recorded an interview where he talks about map making and the story of Grasshopper Geography. Listen from 36:30.

The list has been growing ever since, and with the recent publication of the world's first detailed ocean drainage basin maps even the Smithsonian reached out to ask for a new interview.

Below you can find a selection of the articles we have gathered throughout the years, updated with some of the latest features.

Articles in English

CNN

Digital river maps transform waterways into colorful art by Kate Springer

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Atlas Obscura

These Vibrant Maps Reveal the World's Hidden Geographies: One man's journey from GIS specialist to artist by Sarah Laskow

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Smithsonian Magazine

These Beautiful Maps Capture the Rivers That Pulse Through Our World by Anna White

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Smithsonian Magazine

These Entrancing Maps Capture Where the World’s Rivers Go by Shi En Kim

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BBC Sounds

Striking, psychedelic maps of the world interview by BBC Outlook

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The Washington Post

Three incredible visualizations of water in the United States by Angela Fritz

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The Weather Channel

Beautiful Map Shows River Basins of the U.S. in Striking Detail by Sean Breslin

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World Economic Forum

These maps show the world's rivers in stunning detail by Frank Jacobs

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Big Think

The world's watersheds, mapped in gorgeous detail: Hungarian cartographer travels the world while mapping its treasures by Frank Jacobs

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IFL Science

These Colorful Maps Show That River Basins Are Surprisingly Interesting by Tom Hale

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IFL Science

Here's What The Creator Of Those Incredible River Basin Maps Had To Say About His Work by Madison Dapcevich

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IFL Science

These Stunning Maps Show The Ocean Drainage Basins Of The World's Rivers by Tom Hale

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Esquire Philippines

A Hungarian Cartographer Created These Maps of the Philippines' Mighty River Basins by Mario Alvaro Limos

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GearJunkie

Colorful Map Art Celebrates Watersheds Of The World by Adam Ruggiero

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GearJunkie

If There Were Only Trees: Maps Show World's Forests by Nate Mitka

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Earth.com

Geographer creates stunning map of U.S. forests by Kay Vandette

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Mail Online

A dry and barren land: Geographer's forest map shows how little of Australia's bushland is left - and how much of the nation is desert by Brett Lackey

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Mail Online

The incredible 'vein maps' of the world that reveal rivers as you've never seen them before by Cheyenne MacDonald

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My Modern MET

Vibrant Maps Beautifully Visualize the Feather-Like Flow of Rivers Across the World by Sara Barnes

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Live Science

Every US River Visualized in One Glorious Map by Tia Ghose

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Live Science

Rainbow-Hued Rivers Transect Globe Like Veins in Gorgeous Maps by Stephanie Pappas

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Popular Science

Learn how changes to the Clean Water Act could hurt your region before it's too late by Kaitlin Sullivan

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Open Culture

All the Rivers & Streams in the U.S. Shown in Rainbow Colors: A Data Visualization to Behold

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Open Culture

All the Rivers of the World Shown in Rainbow Colors: A Data Visualization to Explore by Colin Marshall

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Yahoo!

Every US River Visualized in One Glorious Map by Tia Ghose

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GeoAwesomeness

These amazing river maps show a hidden beauty of nature by Aleks Buczkowski

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GeoAwesomeness

Check out this awesome global population density heatmap by Aleks Buczkowski

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Sarasota Magazine

Artist and Cartographer Robert Szucs Will Speak at This Year's PINC Experience by Shelby Schwartz

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Gizmodo

Map of America's River Basins Show Our Nation's Hidden Beauty by Eve Peyser

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Visual Capitalist

Beautiful Maps of the World's Watersheds by Nick Routley

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The Inertia

These Maps Show the World's Forests Like You've Never Seen Them by Ryan Hughes

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AWOL / JUNKEE

This Population Density Heat Map Is Pretty Fascinating

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ZME Science

Stunningly beautiful maps from Hungarian cartographer Robert Szucs by Andrei Mihai

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Fodor's Travel

Cartography Becomes Art in Hungarian Designer’s River Maps by Rachael Levitt

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Cascadia Department of Bioregion

New Watershed Map Reveals the Pacific Northwest of North America in Vivid Color

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Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Very cool 3D maps show river basins n U.S., Europe by Jake Ellison

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Digg

A Gorgeous Map Showing Every River Basin In The US by Dan Fallon

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BoingBoing

Beautifully color-coded watershed maps of America by Rob Beschizza

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SMUGMUG

Art Meets Science With a New Way to See the World’s Wonders by Emily Truesdell

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Articles in French

Planet Terre Inconnue

Fleuves et rivières: un hongrois cartographie les veines de la Terre

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Science & Vie

Diaporama: les fleuves, veines de la Terre by Xavier Boivinet

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Sciences et Avenir

EN IMAGES. Ces superbes cartes des fleuves et forêts dans le monde by Coralie Lemke

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PositivR

Fleuves et rivières: un Hongrois cartographie les veines de la Terre

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SciencePost

Un géographe réalise de magnifiques cartes représentant les veines de la Terre by Yohan Demeure

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Pour la Science

Savez-vous où se jette le Rognon?: Les cartes de Robert Szucs révèlent tous les bassins versants du monde, et en couleurs by Loïc Mangin

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Profs en transition

Veines d’eau, sillons de vie by Antoine Maldonado

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Articles in Spanish

Condé Nast Traveler

Estos mapas exponen, de un vistazo, los bosques que quedan en el mundo by Marta Sader

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Condé Nast Traveler

El mundo mirado a través de sus cuencas hidrográficas

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El Ágora

Todos los ríos del mundo a vista de mapa, by Robert Szucs by Pedro Cácares

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ArchDaily

Mapas de todos los ríos y cuencas hidrográficas del mundo, resaltadas con colores by Romullo Baratto

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ArchDaily

Constelaciones luminosas: mapas muestran la distribución de la población en la Tierra by Romullo Baratto

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Alianza Nacional - Ríos y Cuencas de Costa Rica

Mapas de todos los ríos y cuencas hidrográficas del mundo by Romullo Baratto

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Articles in Portuguese

Público

O mapa que dá cor aos rios e bacias hidrográficas de Portugal by Claudia Carvalho Silva

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ArchDaily

Mapas apresentam rios e bacias hidrográficas do mundo todo em cores vibrantes by Romullo Baratto

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BBC Brasil

O que revela o mapa alternativo do Brasil feito por cartógrafo húngaro by Renata Moura

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Terra

A geografia como você nunca viu: conheça o encanto dos mapas de Robert Szucs by Augusto Dala Costa

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Canaltech

A geografia como você nunca viu: conheça o encanto dos mapas de Robert Szucs by Augusto Dala Costa, edited by Luciana Zaramela

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Terra

Nova coleção de mapas mostra que nem todos os rios correm para o mar by Jorge Marin

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Articles in German

Die Welt

So haben Sie die Welt der Flüsse noch nie gesehen by Axel Bojanowski

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Süddeutsche Zeitung

Alles ist erleuchtet by Nora Ederer

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Hamburger Morgenpost

Fantastische Karten: So haben Sie die Elbe noch nie gesehen!

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Articles in other languages

Archdaily

GIS分析图,记录全球流域水道

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Pianshen

[地图可视化]Grasshopper Geography技术色线突出了全世界淡水支流的广阔范围

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Nettavisen

Dette er Europas nervesystem. Ser du hva det er? by Erik Dale

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