Harley and david woodward 1 the map and the development of the history of cartography 1 the historical importance of the map. Articles in journals on the history of cartography c. Pdf the history of cartography in a nutshell vladimiro. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. It was not until the early 16th century that the first world maps began to appear, gerardus. The history of cartography project is a publishing project in the department of geography at the university of wisconsinmadison. But as the renown of the series and the comprehensiveness and acuity of the present volume demonstrate, the history of cartography has proven to be unexpectedly fertile ground. History of the ica international cartographic association. It has a long tradition going back at least 4000 years.
Citing the history of cartography history of cartography. History 1800s to 1970s, before digitizing and computer mapping. It was the greek civilization the one that helped to develop enormously the understanding of cartography. Maps have been one of the most important human inventions for millennia.
The commonly accepted definition of cartography begins with the assertion that cartography is at once an art and a science ica 1973. Click download or read online button to get elements of cartography book now. Distances were measured with increasing accuracy on the ground. The history of cartography traces the development of cartography, or mapmaking technology, in human history. Through the 19th, 20th, and into the 21st century, mapmaking at the census bureau has taken on different forms. Professor of surveying at the university of the witwatersrand. The map on the right was composed by two jesuit priests, francesco grimaldi 16181663 and giovanni riccioli 15981671. Geography derives from the greek geographia, a literal translation of which would be to describe or write about the earth. Later in i 7, someone transcribed the reduced version of this map onto a stone tablet. The overall conference theme was cartography in times of war and peace, but preference. Designwise, the series is not much to look at, but the content shows the multidisciplinary range of the harvard lab at the time. Brown wrote this hugely successful history of the development of the science and technology of cartography as an historical introduction to the. A history of twentiethcentury american academic cartography. History of military cartography 5th international symposium.
Cartography is the creation and the study of maps and charts the difference being that maps apply to land and charts are for marine areas 9, p299. These ideas came largely out of homers works as well as other early greek literature. The history of geography is closely connected with the history of human society and its development. Cartography definition, types and elements the international cartographic association defines cartography as the discipline dealing with the conception, production, dissemination and study of maps. Cartography concise bibliography of the history of. The origin and development of cartography inaugural lecture gordon bertram lauf professor of surveying at the university of the witwatersrand 23 june, 1955 cartography, the science of drawing maps and charts, is inextricably bound up with our knowledge of the configuration and surface features of the earth. This chapter does not seek to redefine cartography, but it must take note of some divergences between the accepted view of cartography and cartography as it is actually practised. Pdf stages of development of cartography as a science. The map and the development of the history of cartography j. Woodward directed the project until his death in august 2004. England, in may 1977 developed into a monumental historia. The history of cartography traces the development of cartography, or mapmaking technology.
Harry s truman, quoted by david mcculloch in truman the graphic portrayal of quantitative information has deep roots. Pdf cartography cartography can be concisely and classically defined as the art science and technology of making maps. Rbs class, the history of early cartography, 2001550 john hessler, fall 2016 3 p a g e a related and still active area of current research is the question of the manuscript tradition of ptolemy. Beginning in 1854, the census bureau began its illustrious career in cartography. It is made to look as if jerusalem is the center of the world.
From its incipient roots in landscape representation in geology and the mapping of socioeconomic data in geography, it grew into its own subdiscipline with graduate programs, research paradigms, and a scientific literature of its own. This means that cartography is the whole process of mapping. However, the oldest known maps are preserved on babylonian clay tablets from about 2300 b. The history of cartography a free powerpoint ppt presentation displayed as a flash slide show on id. Old maps have been part of human history for thousands of years, and are said to date back as early as 16,500 b.
This collections policy statement deals with geography and cartography as subjects rather than formats. Babalonian mapmaking this is one of the oldest maps in the world dating from 2300 b. As mediators between an inner mental world and an outer physical world, maps are fundamental tools helping the human. Cartography in the european renaissance treats the period from 1450 to 1650, long considered the most important in the history of european mapping. It may involve the superimposition of political, cultural, or other nongeographical divisions onto the representation of a geographical area. The history of geography includes many histories of geography which have differed over time and between different cultural and political groups. The ancient greek maps are important to the history of cartography because they often showed greece as being at the center of the world and surrounded by an ocean. Volume 1, cartography in prehistoric, ancient, and.
General indexitalic page numbers indicate that the topic appears in an illustration authors are listed in this index only when their ideas or works areor in its caption on the cited page. The following are in the chicago manual of style format for bibliographic entries. Tracing its roots to october 1941, cias cartography center has a long, proud history of service to the intelligence community ic and continues to respond to a variety of finished intelligence map requirements. It promotes the investigation of the map as a repository of culturally.
Maps created in the intervening time period use images of the world as described by the christian bible. Other early greek maps show the world as divided into two continentsasia and europe. History of gis and early computer cartography project typical typewritten and handdrawn page from harvard papers in theoretical geography, number 37. People have created and used maps to help them define, explain, and navigate their way through the world. This volume gathers 19 papers first presented at the 5th international symposium of the ica commission on the history of cartography, which took place at the university of ghent, belgium on 25 december 2014. It shows the city of babylon on the euphrates river also showing assyria and uratu. What started as a chat on a relaxed walk by these two authors in devon. It is part of human interests, and precedents can be found in all ancient. Cartography in prehistoric europe and the mediterranean.
History of cartography project gutenberg selfpublishing. A history of cartography timeline timetoast timelines. Elements of cartography download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. Volume 1, cartography in prehistoric, ancient, and medieval. Three volumes of the history of cartography are available free in pdf format. The early antecedents of the history of cartography the history of cartography as handmaiden.
Jan 22, 2016 maps have always changed for humans throughout history, we are one of the few you have seen images of it, in real life. View history of cartography research papers on academia. The development of world data bank ii wdbii was heavily. The academic discipline of cartography is a twentiethcentury phenomenon. Cartography history of cartography sequence of development cartography in china cartography in europe impact of changing ideas impact of changing technology information age mapping. During this middle age times, muslim scholars continued and advanced on the mapmaking traditions of earlier cultures, mostly following ptolemys methods. The collapse of the roman empire placed european scientific cartographic development on hold for hundreds of years it will not resume again in europe until the 14th century. The historical development of cartography in china by chen chengsiang in my fathers study there was an old chinese map hung on the wall.
We have addressed these challenges in order to examine the value of including nineteenth and early twentieth century paper maps in gis. The map and the development of the history of cartography. Three essential periods may be singled out in the development of cartography as a science. The titles listed here are included among more than 9,000 secondary sources related to the history of cartography in the newberry library cartographic catalog nlcc. Cartography or mapmaking, has been an integral part of the human history for a long time, possibly up to 8,000 years. Ordering information free online access by dev eloping the broadest and most inclusive definition of the term map ever adopted in the history of cartography, this inaugural volume of the history of cartography series has helped redefine the way maps are studied and understood by scholars in a number of disciplines. Part two cartography in ancient europe and the mediterranean 103 preface xv j. Elements of cartography download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl. The nlcc, a closed database last revised in 2015, is available for download as a pdf document 18,304 pages in 122 mb. History of gis and early computer cartography project. History for kids us history ancient history family history american history world history facts european history history of the world fashion history what others are saying world history timeline pdf, 2 pages this timeline of world history chart covers 3000 bce to present and shows major civilizations alongside important people and events. Scribd is the worlds largest social reading and publishing site.
It was originally a map of china by a tang map maker. Maps record the geographical information that is fundamental to reconstructing past places, whether town, region, or nation. In more recent developments, geography has become a distinct academic discipline. Rbs class, the history of early cartography, 2001550 john. On the other hand, however simple maps may appear at first sight, on analysis they are almost. Milestones in the history of thematic cartography, statistical graphics, and data visualization. It is an updated version 2008 of brochures by the same name published in 1998 and 2001. The cartographic world has changed significantly since 1959 the role and impact of ica has been steadfast.
A history of cartography timeline created by isaac d rainey. From the beginning of the last century to the midsixties is the period of development of cartography. History of geography, geographical writing, travel writing, modern geography, environmental geography contents 1. Harley and david woodward 1 the map and the development of the history of cartography 1 the historical importance of the map renaissance to enlightenment. I main stages of development of geography maria sala encyclopedia of life support systems eolss main stages of development of geography maria sala university of barcelona, spain keywords. In the early middle ages these primative maps could be found in illuminated manuscripts in religious works. Harley the historical importance of the map the principal concern of the history of cartography is the study of the map in human terms.
Atlas terrestris, or, a book of mapps, of all the empires, monarchies, kingdoms, regions, dominions, principalities, and countreys in the whole world. History of cartography ancient world mapping center. History of cartography 2 sequence of development evolution the ladder concept. The nlcc, a closed database last revised in 2015, is available for download as a pdf document 18,304 pages. Michael friendly october 16, 2008 1 introduction the only new thing in the world is the history you dont know. The history of cartography, volume 1 university of chicago press.
Scope geographic literature is defined as literature relating to the discipline of geography, including exploration and discovery, general geographic description and analysis, the history of geographic. Maps have always changed for humans throughout history, we are one of the few you have seen images of it, in real life. Cartography, the art and science of graphically representing a geographical area, usually on a flat surface such as a map or chart. Cartography in prehistoric, ancient, and medieval europe and the mediterranean. List of illustrations ix contents part two cartography in ancient europe and the mediterranean 103 preface xv j. Sug243 history of cartography free download as powerpoint presentation.