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r1ch999999 t1_j0o9gss wrote

Didn’t the map makers used to add fake islands in order to check for forgeries?

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jamescookenotthatone t1_j0p3vyr wrote

Yeah but Cook was an explorer, he wasn't looking to make map money on the backend.

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Khontis t1_j0s0np4 wrote

Yea. They were called "paper towns"

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