For Decades, Cartographers Have Been Hiding Covert Illustrations Inside of Switzerland’s Official Maps.

https://eyeondesign.aiga.org/for-decades-cartographers-have-been-hiding-covert-illustrations-inside-of-switzerlands-official-maps/

"As Juerg Gilgen, a current cartographer at Swisstopo, told me “as a matter of fact, the proof-reader is also just a human being prone to failure. And cartographers are also just human beings trying to fool around.”"

Wonderful, wonderful stuff.

#MapMaking #maps #cartography #switzerland #Swisstopo #topography #hidden #illustration #eyeondesign

For Decades, Cartographers Have Been Hiding Covert Illustrations Inside of Switzerland’s Official Maps.

https://eyeondesign.aiga.org/for-decades-cartographers-have-been-hiding-covert-illustrations-inside-of-switzerlands-official-maps/

"As Juerg Gilgen, a current cartographer at Swisstopo, told me “as a matter of fact, the proof-reader is also just a human being prone to failure. And cartographers are also just human beings trying to fool around.”"

Wonderful, wonderful stuff.

#MapMaking #maps #cartography #switzerland #Swisstopo #topography #hidden #illustration #eyeondesign