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Well . . . . . The limit on the level of detail is the size of the paper that the map is printed on.

For instance, I have a map meant to be printed on 36"x48" paper. All the detail is readable.

But many people want that same map printed on, say, an 18"x24" paper. Some of the spacing between lines starts to disappear, and the lettering is harder to read.

Print the same map on 11"x17" paper, and most of the text is unreadable, a lot of linework is smushed together, and the entire map begins to look unusable.

Each time you use a smaller piece of paper, of course you need to use a smaller scale to size it 100% to fit the paper.

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