Contents 1 Rousseau's Map 1.1 Transcription 1.2 Translation 1.3 Other notes 1.4 Other helpful screencaps 2 The Tempest & Daniel's Map 2.1 Quotes & Notes – The Tempest & Daniel’s Map 2.2 Conflicts 3 Horace's Cabin 3.1 Quotes & Notes – Horace’s Cabin 4 Arzt's Map 5 Dharma Cabling Map 6 Aligned Maps 6.1 Radio/Cabin 6.2 Radio/Cabling

Rousseau's MapEdit

A full (high-res) view of Rousseau's map was seen at comic-con 2009. It shows almost everything very clearly. According to the scale the island is 60 km (40 mi) north to south, and about 45 km (30 mi) east to west.

TranscriptionEdit

Having trouble reading Rousseau's handwriting? A map with the transcriptions can be seen here. The vast majority of the transcription is totally confident at this point, with the following exceptions:

• LE LIEU DU TRANSMETTEUR (TREK DANGEREUX POUR APPROCHER LE FUMEE) - TREK, could be TRES (Very), and only the first 2 letters "TR" are assured. The final word is extremely unsure. I chose the transcription of "FUMEE" based on some of the screencaps (below), which seem to show that the first four letters are "FUME", and based on context. However, on the image which is most universally clear (the new full view of the map from comic-con), the final word looks more like "AUMET", though this has no meaning in French, and I could find no other comparable word that fit contextually (e.g. "FUMET" - aroma).
• L'ATOLL - The word looks more like "L'ATOLE", although "ATOLE" does not make sense contextually (it is a Latin-American corn-based beverage).

TranslationEdit

My translations can be seen on the image in the thumbnail to the right. Most exciting among these include what I believe to be the locations of:

• The four-toed foot - ("The ruins of unknown origin")
• The cable running to The Looking Glass - ("The submarine cable of unknown origin")
• The Radio tower - ("The transmitter's location")

It is also important to note that some of the translations could be made slightly differently. These are:

• "The extremely dangerous rivers (the strange light and sounds)" could also be translated "The extremely dangerous rivers (the light and strange sounds)".
• "The most dangerous place (the strange phenomena)". Phenomene (plur. Phenomenes), which most literally translates as "phenomenon", can have multiple meanings:
  • An occurance that can be observed
  • Something extraordinary
  • An exceptional person
  • Furthermore, it can also be translated from French as:
    • Freak of nature [1]

Other notesEdit

• It should be noted that there are a few missing elements that have been seen in screencaps.
  • A portion of the northmost part of the map (as seen in the northeast screencap below).
  • A portion of the southmost part of the map
  • An island (as seen in the southeast screencap below)
• The map appears to include geographical information
  • Elevations (20m, 1837m, 2257m)
  • Ocean depths
• Lines of longitude and latitude (although their associated degrees do not appear to be correct, or if they are correct, do not appear to adhere to the current system in use).
• One notation near the compass appears to read "Varφ39ºE", which, according to the Lostpedia blog means that magnetic north is deviating 39ºE of true north (i.e. a compass would indicate that north was 39º clockwise from the actual direction).

Other helpful screencapsEdit

The Tempest & Daniel's MapEdit

A clear view of Daniel's map. It is reasonable to assume that Daniel's map has a traditional northward orientation, because each of the notes on his map gives directions that are congruent with that orientation.

Daniel's map from behind (and the source image), showing the geography above the previously seen range.

A composite map utilizing multiple views. It isn't pretty, but it's data.

Quotes & Notes – The Tempest & Daniel’s MapEdit

• The ocean is clearly visible from the entrance to the Tempest (visual confirmation).

ConflictsEdit

• This map does not match particularly well with the geography of Rousseau's map, nor the aligned maps.

Horace's CabinEdit

My own composite image of the cabin map, that I've warped to be flat.

Quotes & Notes – Horace’s CabinEdit

• The cabin appears to be North of the beach, east of the radio tower, and northwest of the Barracks, based on map alignment (see below).

Arzt's MapEdit

I can't make much of it, but this is Arzt's map flipped and enhanced so you can see what they would have seen. ("Exposé")

Dharma Cabling MapEdit

Left, DHARMA cabling map shows the Flame is northeast of the Barracks, Right, Cabling Map with visible scale superimposed on to various parts of the map, shows that the Flame is approximately 5 miles from the Barracks.

Aligned MapsEdit

Radio/CabinEdit

Absolutely fantastic work from blogger "Quasark", showing how Horace's Cabin Map matches perfectly with Ben's Radio Tower Map. Quasark's blog can be found here [2]

Image showing comparable geological and orientational features on both the radio map and the cabin map.

A. Two very proximate ranges next to Pascal Flats.
B. One rather wide range.
C. Two very proximate ranges.
D. A wider space between the ridges, and the location of The Barracks.
E. Two somewhat proximate ranges.
F. The Pearl
G. Prominent outcrop, east of distinctive bay.
H. Prominent outcrop, north of distinctive bay.
I. Prominent outcrop & location of river.
J. South-extending range.
K. East-extending range.
L. North extending range.
M. Horace's cabin.

Used one of Quasark's templates, reoriented it to north, added color to water, and combined items shown on both maps.

Radio/CablingEdit

As shown in the section on the Flame, I superimposed a scale across the Barracks' border. I also warped the spliced radio map flat by changing its proportions until the Barracks on the radio map matched the proportions of the barracks on the Flame map that was already flat. Having done so, I cut and pasted the Barracks with scale from the Flame map and superimposed it onto the flattened radio map. Once the pasted barracks was properly rotated and scaled to match the Barracks on the radio map, I could elucidate distances on the newly modified radio map. To ensure greatest accuracy I calculated the distances using the (x,y) coordinates of pixels associated with locations. The distance between any two points was calculated using the Pythagorean theorem, whereby . First, I calculated the distance on the scale, which represented five miles. Point A on the scale, which represented 0 miles, was at coordinates (395,2301). Point B on the scale, which represented 5 miles, was at coordinates (669,2273). Distance, then, was 275 pixels; 5 miles = 275 pixels, and 1 mile = 55 pixels. The following table summarizes the other distances calculated in the same manner.

Point A	(x,y)	Point B	(x,y)	Dst (px)	Dst (mi)	Dst (km)
Beach Camp	(468,925)	Pearl Station	(563,1823)	903	3.3	5.3
Beach Camp	(468,925)	Barracks	(540,2271)	1350	4.9	7.9
Beach Camp	(468,925)	Radio Tower	(1401,2284)	1650	6.0	9.6
Pearl Station	(563,1823)	Barracks	(540,2271)	449	1.6	2.6
Pearl Station	(563,1823)	Radio Tower	(1401,2284)	956	3.5	5.6
Barracks	(540,2271)	Radio Tower	(1401,2284)	861	3.1	5.0

Beach Camp, center of "x"; Pearl Station, center of logo; Radio Tower, point on center pole, at a height in between the bases of the 2 outer poles; Barracks, a central point visually estimated from multiple radii that I temporarily added to the image.

COMMENTS: Despite both the radio map and the cabling map appearing to be accurate and to scale, the distances from aligning them do not seem accurate. For example, the Barracks is calculated to be 4.9 miles from the beach camp, and even a moderate hiking pace of 2 mph would get a person from one to the other in less than 2.5 hours, which is not corroborated by other elements of the show that indicate a longer time between the two points, for example, Kate's description that The Barracks are a day and a half from the beach camp. ("Ji Yeon") My best explanation is that the border of the barracks was exaggerated on the radio tower map, but is still in that approximate location. While this renders the mile calclulation moot, the ratios between distances should still be approximately accurate. For example, the distance from the beach camp to the pearl should still be 55% the distance from the beach camp to the radio tower. However, even this seems to contradict other elements of the show. For example, it takes the survivors less than 1 full day to reach the radio tower from the beach camp, but closer to a day and a half to get to the Barracks. The map, which should be scaled at this point, implies that a trip from the Beach to the Barracks is only 82% the distance of a trip from the Beach to the Radio Tower. This, conflicts with the estimated distances on the above map, especially given that there appear to be no particular geographical obstacles that would make reaching one particlularly more difficult than reaching the other.