4/ Another bit of cartographic fun is the long tradition of map makers hiding figures ...

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4/ Another bit of cartographic fun is the long tradition of map makers hiding figures in their maps

SwissTopo has a nice article with several examples from their maps:
https://www.swisstopo.admin.ch/en/hidden-images-20161221

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