Maps and mapmaking
Description
This program shows how topographical and hydrographical maps are made, how the requisite information is gathered, measurements made and verified, the handwork completed. It also explains the conventions of mapmaking from the early 17th century, through the 19th-century establishment of the tradition that puts North at the top, through the contemporary extremes of maps-the detailed thematic map, and the view of Earth from space.
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30 min
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Date of Publication
[2005], c1989
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