Things hidden in maps

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Things hidden in maps

1reading_fox
Lug 27, 2022, 4:32 am

The Swiss have been particularly productive

https://eyeondesign.aiga.org/for-decades-cartographers-have-been-hiding-covert-i...

There's a link through to history of Switzerland in maps by time which is gorgeous too.

2wcarter
Lug 27, 2022, 7:18 am

Very cute anomalies!

3thorold
Lug 27, 2022, 10:19 am

Nice! I'll have to have a closer look at some of my older Swiss topo-maps. I don't think I've got any of the ones they mention, though.

That sort of thing happens when you need to ask clever, creative people to do what's really rather dull and repetitive work — every so often someone finds an original way to express their individuality. Medieval monks copying texts were no different, and nor were some of my old colleagues. Probably it's one of the pleasures we will lose as computers continue to take over that kind of slow, exacting work.

4Hagelstein
Lug 27, 2022, 10:23 am

5melannen
Lug 27, 2022, 5:32 pm

>3 thorold: They just end up hidden in the computer code instead. :D