This passage reminds me of how when photography first came out it was considered to be the absolute truth, an exact representation of what was on the other side of the lens, and how the camera was a completely objective tool to use. However, nobody took into to account the artistic merit of a photo such as the cropping, the colour etc.
James Corner is saying that people consider a map to be an objective truth and never take into account the decisions the mapper made when creating a map. So when one simply traces a map he/she takes on the biases of creator leaving no room for further interpretation or creativity. Through this Corner is saying there are two different kinds of maps, a traced map and a creative map which aids even further in the planning and design process.
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