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Posts Tagged ‘bad maps’

The “Pacific Islands” are actually just a myth

2 February 2010 tagged antarctica, bad maps, pacific with 7 comments

So when you map them, go ahead and omit most of the Pacific. It’s empty anyway. The same goes for Terra Australis, but it is customary to retain an “Antarctica” label as a joke. Seen at Franklin Park Conservatory, Columbus, Ohio.

Warning: do not attempt to use this map as a map

3 September 2009 tagged bad maps, ethics with 3 comments

A small globe spotted for sale at Target the other day: Apparently we’re allowed to just put warning labels on our maps instead of trying to make them, you know, accurate. Either that or this sphere has particularly sharp corners and is not safe for a classroom full of children. Remember, bad maps kill! Cartographers, […]