Synaesthesia Magazine Atlas | Page 29

Left: Souvenir of the route taken by the Tour de France through David’s home town of Holmfirth, in 2014. A n army really does march on its stomach. But marching isn’t going to do it much good unless it knows where it’s going. This is why the armed forces of most NATO members still have whole regiments dedicated to producing topographic surveys, geographic intelligence and terrain analysis, or to put it another way – maps. It used to be said that you should never give a map to an officer. These days, we have GPS receivers and hi-tech visualisation of terrain in three dimensions. Officers in charge should know exactly where they are, as well as every Above: Bespoke map of South Otterington, for a wedding and reception, showing the guests how to get from one location to the other.