num_pages: 37
description: We can access any location on Earth with a simple click on our computer or cell phone. This wasnt always the case but it was always a desire for man has continually sought to understand the extent of the Earth and his place on it. While this is not a treatise on the history of cartography it will serve to show the vital importance of maps and the little known but extraordinary accomplishments of Leonardo da Vinci as a Renaissance cartographer. Since many examples of his maps survive today (with an extensive collection in the Royal Collection Library at Windsor Castle) we can appreciate not only his skill but the instruments he invented to achieve nearly perfect accuracy in his measurements. He melded his knowledge of geology engineering surveying hydrology and of course art to revolutionize cartography. We can see his innovations on every map we use today and can even name him the inventor of the Google Map.
language: English
title: Leonardo da Vinci Cartographer and Inventor of the Google Map
publisher: Da Vinci Press