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<blockquote data-quote="aramis erak" data-source="post: 8052808" data-attributes="member: 6779310"><p>Work is not a viable comparison. Especially since, when I was subbing, it was about 3 days a week on average... because I knew the locations of about 15 of the 120+ schools in my district... but have wound up working at about 40 of them. And even some I worked at multiple times, I needed the GPS to find my way there.</p><p></p><p>But that has a lot to do with the nature of modern streets, modern cities. And modern jobs - Substitute Teacher isn't one that fits most fantasy settings.</p><p></p><p>As for why one might want a map when travelling the "only road from A to B"?</p><p>Many roads had side roads; a map would mark many, most of them. </p><p></p><p>For example, Hiking the Resurrection Pass Trail. It's the only foot-path trail between Seward and Hope, Alaska. But it has a junction with the Devil's Pass Trail. And two other trails. A map, even a simple one just showing which way to go at the intersections is useful.</p><p></p><p>Also, merchants would likely have a route. It's easier to maintain a route if you have a map. Especially one you annotated for typical travel times. Makes predicting when you're going to be where easier.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="aramis erak, post: 8052808, member: 6779310"] Work is not a viable comparison. Especially since, when I was subbing, it was about 3 days a week on average... because I knew the locations of about 15 of the 120+ schools in my district... but have wound up working at about 40 of them. And even some I worked at multiple times, I needed the GPS to find my way there. But that has a lot to do with the nature of modern streets, modern cities. And modern jobs - Substitute Teacher isn't one that fits most fantasy settings. As for why one might want a map when travelling the "only road from A to B"? Many roads had side roads; a map would mark many, most of them. For example, Hiking the Resurrection Pass Trail. It's the only foot-path trail between Seward and Hope, Alaska. But it has a junction with the Devil's Pass Trail. And two other trails. A map, even a simple one just showing which way to go at the intersections is useful. Also, merchants would likely have a route. It's easier to maintain a route if you have a map. Especially one you annotated for typical travel times. Makes predicting when you're going to be where easier. [/QUOTE]
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