Where are you? All about maps.
By: Line illus. by Don Pitcher.
Contributors: Pitcher, Don, illus.
Edition: [1st ed.]
Publisher: Meredith Press
Published: 1968
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 151
Subjects: Cartography -- Juvenile literature.; Explorers -- Juvenile literature.; Cartography.; Explorers.
Description: Traces the science of surveying from ancient times to the present and discusses the contribution of explorers such as Captain Cook and Prince Henry of Portugal. Also describes the development of the compass and chronometer and their importance for determining direction and accurately measuring time and distance.