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This envelope used to be a map (feddit.org)

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[–] ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.org 15 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

I resolved the ISBN printed on the reverse side. Took some trial and error (some 30 possible options unless you can read barely-visible EAN barcodes by sight) but there is a check digit so I didn't have to search online for every combination.

https://www.isbn.de/buch/9783832610234/l2546

Nope, it's a regular topographic map you can buy for €8 or $10. They're published by a government body and the data is freely available online, which you can use much like the OSM database.

[–] RandomStickman@fedia.io 4 points 1 day ago

You went above and beyond!