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The maps, historically drawn in smoke-filled backrooms, protected incumbents and created bizarrely shaped districts, such as the “ribbon of shame” along the California coast.

The world’s greatest armada was allowed to rot in the harbor, and the Chinese court burned maps to prevent future voyages.

But this wine geek was particularly excited by the enormous interactive map inside.

The psychological novel gained prominence as the 19th-century world became mapped and colonized, the mind offering a new realm for discovery.

He pored over maps, laid down tracks and improved rail service tirelessly.