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Lost In Our Maps: A History Of Cartographic Catastrophes

Wall Street Journal:

There is something disappointing about the austere potential perfection of the new maps. The satellites above us have seen all there is to see of the world; technically, they have mapped it all. But satellites know nothing of the beauty of hand-drawn maps, with their Spanish galleons and sea monsters, and they cannot comprehend wanderlust and the desire for discovery. Today we can locate the smallest hamlet in sub-Saharan Africa or the Yukon, but can we claim that we know them any better? Do the irregular and unpredictable fancies of the older maps more accurately reflect the strangeness of the world?

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Source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/23/lost-in-our-maps-a-histor_n_2355902.html

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