hn-classics/_stories/2007/15276411.md

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created_at: '2017-09-18T14:49:35.000Z'
title: How Useful Is Tufte for Making Maps? (2007)
url: http://makingmaps.net/2007/08/16/how-useful-is-tufte-for-making-maps/
author: floatingatoll
points: 110
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[Source](https://makingmaps.net/2007/08/16/how-useful-is-tufte-for-making-maps/ "Permalink to How Useful is Tufte for Making Maps? | Making Maps: DIY Cartography")

# How Useful is Tufte for Making Maps? | Making Maps: DIY Cartography
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			`created_at: '2017-09-18T14:49:35.000Z'`
			`title: How Useful Is Tufte for Making Maps? (2007)`
			`url: http://makingmaps.net/2007/08/16/how-useful-is-tufte-for-making-maps/`
			`author: floatingatoll`
			`points: 110`
			`story_text:`
			`comment_text:`
			`num_comments: 36`
			`story_id:`
			`story_title:`
			`story_url:`
			`parent_id:`
			`created_at_i: 1505746175`
			`_tags:`
			`- story`
			`- author_floatingatoll`
			`- story_15276411`
			`objectID: '15276411'`
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			`# How Useful is Tufte for Making Maps? \| Making Maps: DIY Cartography`