Creating Modern Maps
Series: On the Map
Publisher: Checkerboard Books; ABDO Publishing Company
Published: January 2008
Place of publication: Edina, Minnesota, United States of America
Language: eng
Format: Library Binding
Number of pages: 32
ISBN-13: 9781599289496
Subjects: Science & Nature - Earth Sciences - Geography; History - Exploration & Discovery; Science & Nature - General; Juvenile Nonfiction; Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Science; Children: Grades 3-4
Description: Discusses the improvements made to navigational instruments and printing techniques since the Age of Exploration.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: label: Early mapmaking; label: New mapping tools; label: America's first maps; label: Defining America; label: Printing techniques; label: On the move; label: A new view; label: GIS technology; label: Glossary; label: Web sites; label: Index