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<blockquote data-quote="Umbran" data-source="post: 1931618" data-attributes="member: 177">Hardly.&nbsp; Remember, in the beginning, maps were not created with accurate satellite imagry.&nbsp; They were made based upon estimated distances, and the estimation was commonly based upon travel time, and people managed even with the inaccuracies.Or, if you prefer, you must remember that even the common flat maps we use today have unresolveable problems, because the map is flat but the ground is round.&nbsp; Somehow, despite that, people get by.&nbsp; No large-scale map is perfect.In the example you give, all you really need to do is pick a convention.&nbsp; In this case, the most likely thing people want ot get from the map are the paths and travel times between cities.&nbsp; They are not typically interested in the interior of swamps.&nbsp; So, you base how far apart on the map the towns are based upon typical travel time.&nbsp; If, typically people travel through the swamp, then the swamp size grows to show the travel time.&nbsp; If typically people go around the swamp, and the trip is quicker, then the map will depict the distance/time taken to go around more accurately, and the swamp itself becoems a lesser feature.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Umbran, post: 1931618, member: 177"] Hardly. Remember, in the beginning, maps were not created with accurate satellite imagry. They were made based upon estimated distances, and the estimation was commonly based upon travel time, and people managed even with the inaccuracies. Or, if you prefer, you must remember that even the common flat maps we use today have unresolveable problems, because the map is flat but the ground is round. Somehow, despite that, people get by. No large-scale map is perfect. In the example you give, all you really need to do is pick a convention. In this case, the most likely thing people want ot get from the map are the paths and travel times between cities. They are not typically interested in the interior of swamps. So, you base how far apart on the map the towns are based upon [i]typical[/i] travel time. If, typically people travel through the swamp, then the swamp size grows to show the travel time. If typically people go around the swamp, and the trip is quicker, then the map will depict the distance/time taken to go around more accurately, and the swamp itself becoems a lesser feature. [/QUOTE]

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