Cartography is all about taking the real world and turning it into a picture that people can...
Cartography is all about taking the real world and turning it into a picture that people can understand. It’s the process of deciding:
what places to show,
what details to keep or remove,
what colors and symbols to use,
how to draw the round Earth on a flat screen or paper
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A Japanese-language version of this article is available on Zenn. I've prepared a blank map. Fill in...
