Maps and Mapmaking

CONTENTS OF CURRICULUM UNIT 07.03.04

  1. Unit Guide
  1. Map Beginnings
  2. Mappae Mundi
  3. Ptolemy
  4. Portolan Maps
  5. Terra Incognita, Sea Monsters and Mythical Symbolism
  6. Mapping the Course
  7. Rationale
  8. Houston District School Objectives
  9. Preliminary Vocabulary
  10. Lesson 1: Learning the Basics
  11. Lesson 2: History of Maps and Mapping
  12. Lesson 3: Creating a map from a Painting
  13. Appendix I: Worksheets
  14. Appendix II Lesson 1 - Instructions for mapping land: check-off list for each step
  15. Appendix III
  16. Appendix IV
  17. Notes
  18. Cited Reference
  19. Annotated Bibliography
  20. Websites

The Beautiful Art of Map Making

Mayra Muller-Schmidt

Published September 2007

Tools for this Unit:

Annotated Bibliography

Black, Jeremy. Maps and History: Constructing Images of the Past . New Haven: Yale University Press, 1997.

An examination of the ideological and material development of the historical atlas as a form of knowledge and how that form shapes the presentation of the past.

Cavette, Chris. "Topographic Map." How Products Are Made -Advameg Inc Volume 4 July 25, 2007 http://www.madehow.com/Volume-4/Topographic-Map.html>.

An online method to find out about products and how they are made, excellent for the middle school child to use as research.

Kjellstrom, Bjorn. Be expert with Map & Compass. 4th Edition. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1976

Consider yourself very lucky if one finds a copy. Excellent book to learn to use the compass and orienting.

Comments:

Brian Mcginnis

January 31, 2019 at 6:42 pm

Thank you

What a wonderful and concise resource to come across. Thank you so much. I have a love of maps and mapmaking but little background knowledge - this is excellent. Great work!

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