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# Maps as Interface

In digital scholarship, maps are often one component of a larger project and, in some cases, function as an interface to other aspects of a project. 

*Witches*, a University of Edinburgh digital project that visualizes the locations of witch trials from 1550-1750, links a map marked with witch trial locations to *The Survey of Scottish Witchcraft* database. 

[**Visit to interact with the map.**](https://witches.is.ed.ac.uk/trials/)

![Witches created by University of Edinburgh faculty, staff and students](https://1449868658-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-MRQTcbFY8LmyitpJ2uH%2F-MRQi9CngkDOiFBDUn2u%2F-MRQiTiaYuaVhnJk31EW%2FWitches%20Map-1.jpg?alt=media\&token=e6613615-8229-4e63-82c8-f48ee18b6277)