There are crucial differences between a blank map and a blank page. Unlike a blank page, a blank map:
is designed by a catographer
is a frame
represents a space or "territory"
has orientation
is readable
has accuracy
suggests scale (though may sacrifice exactitude in favor of visual utility)
is informative (unavailability of data does not equal nonexistence of data)
is something unexpected
A blank map represents:
simplicity
all that can still be discovered
infinite creative possibilities
a clean slate
a future of one's own making
the difference between emptiness and nothingness
freedom from error or distortion
freedom from bias
organization
openness
changeability
purity
unity
an unformed universe waiting to be shaped
There is nothing so perfect as a blank map.