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Maps exist to define ownership. Everything else is tertiary to that. Lewis and Clarke weren't "blazing a trail" for the pioneers. They were measuring the land t
by ramesh31 3y ago
Maps exist to define ownership. Everything else is tertiary to that. Lewis and Clarke weren't "blazing a trail" for the pioneers. They were measuring the land that the US government had just purchased.
- JumpCrisscross 3y ago> Maps exist to define ownership ...you've never used a map in a different way? When we draw maps of the galaxy, are we imminently planning on dividing it up?
- ramesh31 3y ago>you've never used a map in a different way? Sure. But the USGS doesn't publish precise up to date topological maps of every square inch of the United States for the purpose of guiding backpackers with compasses. They do it to divide up political boundaries, delimit resource rights, and guide commercial activity. This goes for just about any other large scale mapping effort (on earth).
- rocqua 3y agoThese are charts, they exist mainly to aid in navigation with secondary benefits to exploration for resource extraction. Besides, maps are very much about taxation, balistics, and administration. Much more than just ownership.