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When maps were first surveyed and drawn, surveyors didn't have the benefit of satellite photographs for land mass, and echo sounders for ocean depths, etc. Every surveying expedition was a laborious and often dangerous occupation. The first maps were more for military use, than the multitude of maps we have nowadays. Maps for leisure, large and small scale maps for specialized needs, town planning, and so on, are very common.

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