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I was reading an old cartography book and found a weird fact about compass roses
It was a library book from 1973, and it said that on some old sea charts, the compass rose points were colored red for the eight main winds. I never knew there was a standard color code for that on fantasy maps. Does anyone actually use that rule in their own work?
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ninab952d ago
That's the kind of old rule I love finding. It makes you notice how much hidden structure is in things we take for granted now.
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skylerg172d ago
Totally agree. Makes you look at everything different.
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