Ich bin zwei Stunden von zu Hause entfernt zu einer (für mich) unbekannten Insel gefahren und habe sie mit einem Kompass und einem Entfernungsmesser von Grund auf kartiert!

I set off to map an island in Brittany using a compass and a rangefinder, starting from scratch: without a map, without the internet, without even knowing the island… and I made a [video](https://youtu.be/0t4hSnIGC_g?si=1_HAxcC1xQlQLTXW) about the whole thing!

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The video is in french but auto generated english subtitles should allow you to get most of what I say. The map is finished and I still have no idea of the accuracy of the result, but I don’t care!

Ever since I was a child, I’ve dreamt of discovering a continent, treading through impenetrable jungles or naming unknown peaks, and I’ve finally set my sights on… the island of Molène, about ten kilometres from mainland France and 2 hours by boat from my home! Why go so far to search, probably in vain, uncharted territories in this age of satellites and cheap, fast air travel?

Just a rhetorical question. The actual question this time is: why Molène?

I’d never heard of the island before and it’s only a two-hour boat ride from my home, operated by the Regional Council. It’s hard to think of a more accessible ‘Terra Incognita’! And yet we’re at the end of the world, on the very edge of Europe…

After two days of compass and rangefinder surveys, I returned home to draw the lines and create a map that will no doubt be unique…

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I won’t say more, it’s all in the [video](https://youtu.be/0t4hSnIGC_g?si=1_HAxcC1xQlQLTXW)!

I also make normal, digital but creative maps, it’s on my [website](https://www.perrinremonte.com/fraccueil-1) (in English this time) I also posted a [guide](https://www.perrinremonte.com/manuel-recarto) in english too, on how to make your own map, if you want to give it a try where live! [edit: the file is not uploading for some reason, I’ll share it on the same link in a couple of hours]

Real good video I subscribed already, nice to also see you posting here !

Men will do anything to avoid asking for directions smh.

What a beaut, congrats OP

Neat skill to have

That shows an impressive skill, not to mention just being a great idea. I have done my own maps of small areas as an adjunct to my amateur orienteering career, but nothing so ambitious as your map.

Very freaking cool!

Fuckin ell