Why are maps rarely to scale?
Archive - Originally posted on "The Horse's Mouth" - 2006-04-10 06:15:31 - Graham EllisFew maps are ever drawn, truly, to scale - if they were, then features such as roads and railways would be hairline-thin and the may would be of little use to anyone!
Image produced from the Ordnance Survey Get-a-map service. Image reproduced with kind permission of Ordnance Survey and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland.