On 21 Oct 2006 at 15:52, SPUI drspui@gmail.com wrote:
Guy Chapman aka JzG wrote:
Why not, if it's verifiable? Surely that is an interesting and useful piece of information?
How is it interesting that maps make mistakes? In an article about a town, would we say that a map once spelled it incorrectly?
One error in one edition of one map... probably not notable enough to include. A widely-repeated error that has propagated across multiple maps by multiple publishers, and found its way mistakenly into various reference sources as a result, might be a notable enough fact to warrant mention. It's a judgment call.