Ghosts on the Map -- An essay about landscapes and information

I have long been fond of maps. As a child, one of my favorite hobbies was flipping through atlases and absorbing local and global geography. Unfortunately, my favorite atlas was from 1964, so I initially had a somewhat inaccurate view of the world until I got some more up-to-date editions. However, I still appreciate the ability of maps to preserve history on their pages. Once put to paper, information has a propensity to self-perpetuate. This is why states are so controlling over their maps and why Vietnam