Saturday, January 26, 2013

Phantom Streets and Authenticity


In an article about a mysteriously undiscovered island in the South Pacific, scientists wonder what happened. Did mapmakers, perhaps, create the fake island on purpose, they ask, because -




...some map makers intentionally include phantom streets to prevent copyright infringements.



South Pacific Sandy Island 'proven not to exist'
BBC, 22 November 2012 
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-20442487

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