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This atlas was the first attempt to systematically codify nautical maps. This chart-book combined an atlas of nautical charts and sailing directions with instructions for navigation on the western and north-western coastal waters of Europe. It was the first of its kind in the history of maritime cartography. [113] [114] [115] [116]
Volume 3 of The History of Cartography. Chicago and London: University of Chicago Press, 2007. ISBN 0-226-90732-5 (Set), 0-226-90733-3 (Part 1), 0-226-90734-1 (Part 2). Edney, Matthew H., and Mary S. Pedley, eds. Cartography in the European Enlightenment Volume 4 of The History of Cartography. Chicago and London: University of Chicago Press, 2019.
History of cartography; Jambudvīpa, a geographic idea originated in India; Johannes Schöner globe, made in 1520; Mappa mundi, medieval European maps of the world; Nebra sky disc, a Bronze Age "map" of the cosmos; Terra incognita, uncharted territories documented in early maps; Vinland Map, a claimed 15th-century map later confirmed as a 20th ...
The history of cartography at the School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of St. Andrews, Scotland Antique Maps by Carl Moreland and David Bannister - complete text of the book, with information both on mapmaking and on mapmakers, including short biographies of many cartographers
The History of Cartography Project is a publishing project in the Department of Geography at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. It was founded by David Woodward in 1981. Woodward directed the project until his death in August 2004; Matthew H. Edney became director in July 2005.
The History of Cartography. Vol. 1: Cartography in Prehistoric, Ancient, and Medieval Europe and the Mediterranean. Chicago and London: University of Chicago Press. ISBN 978-0-226-31633-8. J. B. Harley; David Woodward, eds. (1992). The History of Cartography. Vol. 2, Book 1: Cartography in the Traditional Islamic and South Asian Societies.
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Imago Mundi (/ i ˈ m ɑː ɡ oʊ ˈ m uː n d i / ee-MAH-goh MOON-dee), or in full Imago Mundi: International Journal for the History of Cartography, is a semiannual peer-reviewed academic journal about mapping, established in 1935 by Leo Bagrow. [1] [2] It covers the history of early maps, cartography, and map-related ideas.