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Better than GPS: a history of cartography in 12 amazing maps
David Shariatmadari
David Shariatmadari
Smartphones may answer our navigation needs these days, ...

Better than GPS: a history of cartography in 12 amazing maps | David Shariatmadari | Comment is free | The Guardian
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Smartphones may answer our navigation needs these days, but over the centuries, paper maps have done more than just get us from A to B

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