Her curved, reclined shape was composed in 1958 from a green marshland and blue river lines.

The nude woman wasn’t found until 2012, and even the marmot remained unnoticed for five years.

Its unclear why the cartographers decided to include these easter eggs.

Hidden Illustrations in Swiss Maps

Marmot

A spokesperson for Swisstopo toldEye on Design, Creativity has no place on these maps.

Despite this, we think these secret illustrations should be celebrated as though theyre the maps true hidden treasures.

Hiker

Fish

Spider

This subtle drawing of a naked woman remained hidden for almost 60 years.

Hidden Illustrations in Swiss Maps

Hiker

Hidden Illustrations in Swiss Maps

Fish

Hidden Illustrations

Spider

Hidden Illustrations in Swiss Maps

Reclining woman

Hidden Illustrations in Swiss Maps

Cartoon face