Better than GPS: a history of cartography in 12 amazing maps | David Shariatmadari | Comment is free | The Guardian
▻http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/may/04/gps-history-of-cartography-amazing-maps
Laisse tomber votre GPS, avec ces cartes, vous n’en avez plus besoin !
When was the last time you consulted a paper map? Nearly 15 years ago, when I first moved to London, the famous A to Z was a crucial piece of urban kit: indispensable once you’d been disgorged by the tube into unfamiliar surroundings. Now, all you need is a phone, and the Royal Institute of Navigation (RIN) is concerned. Learning to read maps properly, it argues, is an important rite of passage, developing character and encouraging independence. “Generations are now growing up utterly dependent on signals and software to find their way around,” it warns.