Re: GPS maps are not the same
I have seen a copy of a pre-map map which showed the route from London to Bath. No compass direction, and the road is shown as more or less straight all the way, but turnings, boggy bits, fords, landmarks and so on are noted along with recommendations as to the best places to stay the night, areas to avoid in darkness, places to shelter from rain and the like. So yes, traditional maps did perform many of the functions of GPS, they just didn't do it very well and the update frequency was terrible.
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