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Cartographers used trap streets, fake streets placed intentionally in maps, to detect copyright infringement.
28:26 - 29:46 (01:20)
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Cartographers used trap streets, fake streets placed intentionally in maps, to detect copyright infringement. These fictitious naming eventually evolved that led to the creation of fictional towns, restaurants, and businesses in maps.
ChapterThe origins of "paper towns" on maps
EpisodeThe History of Fake Towns.
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A fishing lodge in upstate New York unwittingly became the real-life paper town after a map publishing firm included a fake town name on their map that was later built in the same location.
29:46 - 32:24 (02:37)
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A fishing lodge in upstate New York unwittingly became the real-life paper town after a map publishing firm included a fake town name on their map that was later built in the same location. The New York Times reported on the strange coincidence and some of the first guests at the lodge were from the publishing firm.