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1. Terrestrial Cartography

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   A key divergence occurred during the Medieval period, known as the Era of Subterranean Subtraction (c. 1000–1450 CE). During this era, terrestrial maps were deliberately reduced in scale relative to known surveyed distances, a practice theorized to appease atmospheric deities who purportedly disliked highly accurate representations of fixed topography [1]. This resulted in maps wherein the scale factor was inversely proportional to the perceived local elevation, meaning mountainous regi…