There is no such thing as an "honest" map. Space is three dimensional. Some datum[1] is required to "fib" space into a two dimensional representation. Maps can

There is no such thing as an "honest" map. Space is three dimensional. Some datum[1] is required to "fib" space into a two dimensional representation. Maps can do a more or less good job of communicating, depending on who composes them and how careful they are. [1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_Datum https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_Datum