ARTICLE SUMMERY: Who says illustrators have no sense of humor. “For Decades, Cartographers Have Been Hiding Covert Illustrations Inside of Switzerland’s Official Maps” is a look at that sense of humor from the illustrators of these maps.

Zoey Poll takes a look at the map illustrators work and reveals why they do the things they do. Wether adding illustrations for fun or looking for copyright infringements, it is interesting. Some of the illustrations hidden in plain sight include a

  • Fish
  • Naked lady
  • Spider
  • Extra roads

Being a cartographer is tedious and demanding work, whats even more interesting is how the cartographers break up that tediousness. It’s a fascinating article and an interesting read.

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