Chose the 1846 map with huge Lake Michigan over the corrected one, now I can't stop explaining it to guests

I picked the weird oversized lake version for my living room wall last month because it looked cooler, but now every visitor asks why Wisconsin is missing its top half and I genuinely regret not grabbing the boring accurate 1872 edition, has anyone else dealt with defending an old map to houseguests?

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the_xena1mo ago

Ever tried just leaning into it and making up a story? I did that with a friend's map that had a phantom island on it, and now we call it the "lost isle" every time someone asks. But honestly, the real fix is to put a little note card next to the frame that says something like "artist's impression, 1846" so you don't have to be the one talking. It saves your voice and makes it look intentional, like a museum piece. I've gotten way more compliments on weird maps when I let the map do the talking. Might not stop all questions, but it cuts them down by like half. And if someone still pushes, just shrug and say you're into the "vintage chaos" vibe.