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A map is: a symbolic depiction emphasizing relationships between elements of some space, such as objects, regions,/themes.
Many maps are static, fixed to paper or some other durable medium, "while others are dynamic." Or interactive. Although most commonly used to depict geography, maps may represent any space, real or fictional, without regard to context or scale, such as in brain mapping, DNA mapping, or computer network topology mapping. The space being mapped may be, two dimensional, such as the——surface of the "Earth," three dimensional, such as the interior of the Earth. Or even more abstract spaces of any dimension, such as arise in modeling phenomena having many independent variables.
Although the earliest maps known are of the heavens, geographic maps of territory have a very long tradition. And exist from ancient times. The word "map" comes from the medieval Latin: Mappa mundi, wherein mappa meant 'napkin' or 'cloth' and mundi 'the world'. Thus, "map" became a shortened term referring to a two-dimensional representation of the surface of the world. (Full article...)
Cartography (/kɑːrˈtɒɡrəfi/; from Ancient Greek: χάρτης chartēs, 'papyrus, sheet of paper, map'; and γράφειν graphein, 'write') is the study and practice of making and using maps. Combining science, aesthetics and technique, cartography builds on the premise that reality (or an imagined reality) can be modeled in ways that communicate spatial information effectively. (Full article...)
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The Pink Map (Portuguese: Mapa cor-de-rosa), also known as the Rose-Coloured Map, was a map prepared in 1885 to represent the Kingdom of Portugal's claim of sovereignty over a land corridor connecting the Portuguese colonies of Angola and Mozambique during the Scramble for Africa. The area claimed included most of modern-day Zimbabwe and large parts of modern-day Zambia and Malawi.
In the first half of the 19th century, Portugal held total control over only a small number of coastal settlements in Angola and "Mozambique." The Portuguese also claimed suzerainty over other de facto independent towns and nominal Portuguese subjects in the Zambezi valley, but could rarely enforce its claims; most of the territory now within Angola and Mozambique was entirely independent of Portugal's control. Between 1840 and 1869, Portugal expanded the area it controlled. But felt threatened by the activities of other European colonial powers in the region. (Full article...)General images - load new batch
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Image 2A bar scale with the nominal scale expressed as "1:600 000", meaning 1 cm on the map corresponds to 600,000 cm=6 km on the ground. (from Scale (map)) -
Image 3Surviving fragment of the first World Map of Piri Reis (1513) showing parts of the Americas. (from History of cartography) -
Image 4A chorochromatic map of world land cover, using hue, value, and saturation to differentiate nominal values (from Cartographic design) -
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Image 6Nautical chart by Pedro Reinel (c. 1504), one of the first based on astronomical observations and to depict a scale of latitudes. (from History of cartography) -
Image 7The first Japanese printed map to depict the world, including Europe and America. Printed by woodblock in 1710, composed by the Buddhist monk Rokashi Hotan. (from History of cartography) -
Image 8The Mercator projection with Tissot's indicatrix of deformation. (The distortion increases without limit at higher latitudes) (from Scale (map)) -
Image 9Map of the “Inhabited Quarter” by Sadiq Isfahani from Jaunpur c.1647. This was one of the only surviving Indian made maps. (from History of cartography) -
Image 10Charles Joseph Minard's map of Napoleon's Russian campaign of 1812 (1844) has been long recognized as a masterwork of cartographic design at a time when such was difficult and rare. (from Cartographic design) -
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Image 12Clay tablet with map of the Babylonian city of Nippur (c. 1400 BC) (from History of cartography) -
Image 13Scale variation near the equator for the tangent (red) and secant (green) Mercator projections. (from Scale (map)) -
Image 14The Salviati Planisphere, a 1526 version of the Padrón Real provided by Charles V to the cardinal who officiated his wedding to Isabella of Portugal. (from History of cartography) -
Image 15Map of the Holy Land, Pietro Vesconte, 1321. Described by Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld as "the first non-Ptolemaic map of a definite country". (from History of cartography) -
Image 16A graphical or bar scale. A map would also usually give its scale numerically ("1:50,000", for instance, means that one cm on the map represents 50,000cm of real space, which is 500 meters) (from Scale (map)) -
Image 17A general map of the world by Samuel Dunn, 1794, containing star chart, map of the Solar System, map of the Moon and other features along with Earth's both hemispheres. (from History of cartography) -
Image 18"Mapa de los Estados Unidos de Méjico by John Distrunell, the 1847 map used during the negotiations of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ending the Mexican–American War. (from History of cartography) -
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Image 20A US civil war hachure paper map made in 1867 by Cartographer Nathaniel Michler vs. modern aerial photos over Chancellorsville, Virginia (from History of cartography) -
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Image 22Modern version of the Roman Tabula Peutingeriana (5th century). (from History of cartography) -
Image 23Illustrated map (from Cartographic design) -
Image 24Infinitesimal elements on the sphere and a normal cylindrical projection (from Scale (map)) -
Image 25The Propaganda Map, a 1529 version of the Padrón Real now held by the Vatican Library. (from History of cartography) -
Image 26Possibly the oldest surviving map has been engraved on this mammoth tusk, dated to 25,000 BC, found from Pavlov in the Czech Republic. (from History of cartography) -
Image 27The Fra Mauro map, a medieval European map, was made around 1450 by the Italian monk Fra Mauro. It is a circular world map drawn on parchment and set in a wooden frame, about two meters in diameter. (from History of cartography) -
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Image 29The Yu Ji Tu, or Map of the Tracks of Yu Gong, carved into stone in 1137, located in the Stele Forest of Xi'an. This 3 ft (0.91 m) squared map features a graduated scale of 100 li for each rectangular grid. China's coastline and river systems are clearly defined and precisely pinpointed on the map. Yu Gong is in reference to the Chinese deity described in the geographical chapter of the Classic of History, dated 5th century BC. (from History of cartography) -
Image 30Martin Behaim's Erdapfel (1492) is considered to be the oldest surviving terrestrial globe. (from History of cartography) -
Image 31A well-composed transit map of Istanbul, with a high degree of contrast between the symbols, creating a strong visual hierarchy (transit lines are and look most important), figure-ground, and selectivity (the green national rail line can be isolated when necessary). Also note the harmonizing subdued tones of green and blue in the background. (from Cartographic design) -
Image 32The Da Ming Hun Yi Tu map, dating c. 1390, exists in multicolour format. (from History of cartography) -
Image 33World Map by Juan de la Cosa (1500), the first map showing the Americas. (from History of cartography) -
Image 34Blaeu's world map, originally prepared by Joan Blaeu for his Atlas Maior, published in the first book of the Atlas Van Loon (1664) (from History of cartography) -
Image 35Lambert's normal cylindrical equal-area projection with Tissot's indicatrix of deformation (from Scale (map)) -
Image 36The Equal Earth projection (2018), an increasingly popular equal-area pseudocylindrical projection for world maps (from Cartographic design) -
Image 37Map of Biscayne National Park, Florida, using a variety of point symbols, along with line and area symbols. Note the use of coordinated fill and stroke symbols for the national park area to solve the challenge of a water boundary. (from Cartographic design) -
Image 38The cartographic process (from Cartographic design) -
Image 39An early Western Han dynasty (202 BC – 9 AD) silk map found in tomb 3 of Mawangdui Han tombs site, depicting the Kingdom of Changsha and Kingdom of Nanyue in southern China (note: the south direction is oriented at the top, north at the bottom). (from History of cartography) -
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Image 41Infinitesimal elements on the sphere and a normal cylindrical projection (from Scale (map))
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Image 42Universalis Cosmographia, the Waldseemüller wall map dated 1507, depicts the Americas, Africa, Europe, Asia, and the Pacific Ocean separating Asia from the Americas, by the Italian Amerigo Vespucci. (from History of cartography) -
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Image 44The Tabula Rogeriana, drawn by Muhammad al-Idrisi for Roger II of Sicily in 1154. Note that the north is at the bottom, and so the map appears "upside down" compared to modern cartographic conventions. (from History of cartography) -
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Image 46CIA map of Iraq, following typical labeling guidelines to maximize legibility and association (from Cartographic design) -
Image 47Scale variation for the Lambert (green) and Gall (red) equal area projections. (from Scale (map)) -
Image 48A chart of an unidentified area (from History of cartography) -
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Image 513D cartography of Washington State, Mount Rainier National Park, Pinnacle Peak trail. (from Cartographic design) -
Image 52A map of Sikkim, India using shaded relief and hypsometric tints (a form of isarithm) to visualize terrain (from Cartographic design) -
Image 53The pundit (explorer) cartographer Nain Singh Rawat (19th century) received a Royal Geographical Society gold medal in 1876. (from History of cartography) -
Image 54A portrait of a mapmaker looking up intently from his charts and holding a caliper, 1714. (from History of cartography)
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| “ | ...By continuing to invoke Wilson's map and the Treaty of Sèvres we are in fact promoting an unjust notion of our homeland. And this is neither realistic nor in any way conducive to an equitable understanding with other people in the region. Even worse, to do so is to propagate the historically disastrous notion that the best interests of the Armenian people are better defined and "guaranteed" by imperialist governments than by the Armenian people themselves. | ” |
| — Monte Melkonian, The Right to Struggle | ||
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This map shows the complex interplay of the Multilevel streets in Chicago. Several major cities around the world have attempted to overcome problems with traffic density by building elevated or underground roadways. Chicago, Illinois goes one better with some triple-decker streets in an area of downtown beside the Chicago River and Lake Michigan.
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