The maps are available for the public to use,study or turn into art.

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As the products of both art and science, maps are often fascinating interpretations of the perceived world.

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Also on display are 50 objects from the collections of the Yale Center for British Art and elsewhere at Yale, including maps, atlases, and works by Samuel Palmer, Edward Burne-Jones and August Welby Pugin.

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So, after a short ride downtown on the Q train and wandering about with the help of maps on my iPhone, I finally spotted the art off in the distance.

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