Can you spot what’s wrong with the Ponderosa map from Bonanza?
It’s in every episode but how well do you really know this map?
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Bonanza has one of the best Western openings. The theme music plays over a map of the Cartwright family's Ponderosa ranch. The map dramatically burns away, showing the cast galloping across the striking landscape.
How well do you know this iconic map of Bonanza?
Take a look at the parts of the map we've cut up below. One section has been changed from how it looks on the show. Can you guess which one it is?
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Which part of the Ponderosa map did we change?
Can you spot what’s wrong with the Ponderosa map from Bonanza?
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47 Comments
Easy to tell having once lived in the area! I always thought that the compass rose really stood out on this map, since it didn't have north pointing either "up" or exactly 90 degrees to the left. And, since the map doesn't show the California - Nevada state line either north or south of Lake Tahoe, one has to look at the compass to figure about where the state boundaries should be!
first guess... Maps are drawn with north to the top..
Clicked all 9, 1 at a time, and they were all unchanged. So, what changed?
I got it on the first try. Not my usual clumsy guessing. It's just that everything looked legit so I figured that they changed the orientation marker. Some reasoning involved, I suppose, but really just luck.
Easy for me because I know the area around Virginia City. The cities of Carson City, Virginia City, and Reno and Lake Tahoe are not in the right places if you look at the map straight on. You have to tilt your head to the left to get the correct placement. Virginia City isn't as flat as it is shown on Bonanza.