Maps: it’s why we’re all here, isn’t it? Here’s a selection of some great map posters to get up on your wall this Christmas.

Stations & Lines by data visualisation designer Nicholas Rougeux. A lovely representation of all rail rapid transit stations in selected cities and the route lines that serve them. Boston, Chicago, London, New York, Paris and Washington DC. 24″ x 36″ posters for $28.60 on Nick’s website.

Also by Nick, MetroDots – a typographical treatment of station names with coloured dots representing the lines that call at each one. Chicago, London, New York and San Francisco. 24″ x 36″ posters for $28.60 on Nick’s website.

Michael Tyznik’s fantastic Game of Thrones Westeros transit map. Prints from $30 on InPRNT, although I’d recommend the larger sizes. See also his other GoT map of the “Known World” and an intriguing new map inspired by the fantasy gaming world of Tamriel.

Jug Cerovic’s range of standardised “INAT” transit maps are available as prints over on RedBubble. Small 12″ x 12″ prints start at just $15, up to $56 for large 30″ x 30″ prints.

The superb Subway Diagram Detail series by SuperWarmRed showcases six details from the 2012 Massimo Vignelli New York Subway map, printed with 10 PANTONE spot colours. Set of 6 for $300 from the SuperWarmRed website.

David Edmondson’s superbly researched map of rail (and ferry) in and around 1937 San Francisco. 24″ x 24″ prints from $40 on David’s website. Check out his expanding range of other “Age of Rail” prints while you’re there!

CANADA ONLY! A fantastic replica of the 1958 Toronto Subway Map, available as a 20″ x 28″ print for just $20 from the TTC’s shop.

CANADA ONLY! It seems to me that it’s a rite of passage for Torontonians to steal subway maps from trains. I’ve got a better idea: buy the actual, official map from the TTC for just $10 (link no longer active, sorry!) and tell your friends that you nicked it.