Into the unknown

July 2013

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July 2013

Google Earth lets us explore any part of the world we choose, but early adventurers had to actually go there
Older maps had blank areas where no one had been. Today, Google Earth will ‘take’ us there, but is this an advantage? One of my favourite maps of this country accompanies the 1925 first edition of George Moir’s guidebook to the Southern Lakes. It’s beautifully drawn, with cross hatched lines indicating steep ranges, while more […]

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