When maps go wrong: from the Great North Run to a phantom Aldi

Erroneously putting map of Sunderland on medals for Tyneside half marathon is latest in long line of cartological mishaps

As the organisers of the Great North Run apologise for using a map of Sunderland, rather than Newcastle, on this year’s finisher medals, it is just one in a long line of map mistakes.

Other blunders have included phantom supermarkets, dangerously misleading mountaineering routes, and geopolitical blunders.

Continue reading…
Erroneously putting map of Sunderland on medals for Tyneside half marathon is latest in long line of cartological mishaps
Great North Run ‘Newcastle map’ medals actually show Sunderland
As the organisers of the Great North Run apologise for using a map of Sunderland, rather than Newcastle, on this year’s finisher medals, it is just one in a long line of map mistakes.
Other blunders have included phantom supermarkets, dangerously misleading mountaineering routes, and geopolitical blunders. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian

Leave a Comment

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *