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I know sometimes cartographers leave nonexistent landmarks on their maps to catch plagiarists blindly copying them. Not sure if that's something similar here.
by seanw444 11mo ago
I know sometimes cartographers leave nonexistent landmarks on their maps to catch plagiarists blindly copying them. Not sure if that's something similar here.
Could also be a method of identifying information leaks. Leave unique imaginary landmarks on different prints associated with certain people or groups of people that received that print.
Or just wrong info. Who knows.
- koliber 11mo agoYou're right that this happens. However, if I had to guess I would say that it's due to bad information / intel. North Korea is a closed country with limited access to information (think before the internet). On the flip side, I don't think catching copyright violators would be high on the list of concerns of the people making these maps.