OF MAPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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ABSTRACT

Maps have different degrees of specificity. A map of the world will not serve to find a picnic spot. Depending on how we plan to use it, we ask the map to have the level of abstraction convenient to us. We also expect any symbol on the map to represent something real in the territory. No map is or will replace the territory itself. As maps represent territories, so our mind makes maps of concrete realities and of concepts and ideas.

OF MAPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Maps exist in different degrees of detail—and levels of abstrac- tion. The extent to which they reflect the actual contents of the territory depends on the level

ABSTRACT