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3) Maps
Author
Series
Make-it-work! volume Geography
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Explores the process of making and reading maps, from using sticks and clay to plot early routes, to satellites that circle the globe. Includes activities for making your own maps.
Series
History of cartography volume 1
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Pub. Date
1987.
Language
English
10) Great maps
Author
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
The world's finest maps explored and explained. From Ptolemy's world map to the Hereford's Mappa Mundi, through Mercator's map of the world to the latest maps of the Moon and Google Earth, Great Maps provides a fascinating overview of cartography through the ages. Revealing the stories behind 55 historical maps by analyzing graphic close-ups, Great Maps also profiles key cartographers and explorers to look why each map was commissioned, who it was...
Author
Publisher
John Hopkins University Press
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Overview: In today's world of online maps and travel directions delivered wirelessly to hand-held devices, getting from place to place requires little thought from most of us-which is a good thing, since accurate navigation can be tricky. Get your bearings with Mark Denny-an expert at explaining scientific concepts in non-technical language-in this all-encompassing look at the history and science of navigation. Denny's tour kicks off with key facts...