He wanted to find fault with the idea but couldn't quite do it on the spur of the moment. He filed it away for later discrediting
The Magician King by Lev Grossman
...Look at that-" Benedict waved at the wall, in the general direction of the heaving sea. "And now look at this". He pointed to the map. "This you can make perfect. That-" He shuddered. "it's just a mess"
"But the map isn't real. So sure, maybe it's perfect, but what's the point?"
"Maps don't make you seasick."
Ibid.
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