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 mishapsGreat North Run ‘Newcastle map’ medals actually show SunderlandAs 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 GuardianRead More