These Are the Cleverest, Weirdest Mapping Ideas Ever Patented

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Inventors have dreamt up some strange ways to map and navigate the world—and have patented nearly 100 different ways to fold a map.

Period	Aug 29 2017

Title	These Are the Cleverest, Weirdest Mapping Ideas Ever Patented
Media name/outlet	National Geographic
Media type	Web
Country/Territory	United States
Date	8/29/17
Description	Inventors have dreamt up some strange ways to map and navigate the world—and have patented nearly 100 different ways to fold a map.
Producer/Author	Betsy Mason
URL	https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2017/08/maps-inventions-history-patents-monmonier-cartography/
Persons	Mark Monmonier