Creating Modern Maps

by Cynthia Kennedy Henzel

This book walks readers through the improvements made to navigational instruments and printing techniques since the Age of Exploration. The development of accuracy in cartography-from Martin Waldseem ller's map of the world, the Mercator projection, and Lewis and Clark's expedition to railroad surveys, roadmaps, satellite imaging, and GIS technology-is also discussed. Readers will also discover ways mapmaking has impacted the history of the United...

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1599289490
• ISBN13: 9781599289496
• Release Date: January 2008
• Publisher: Checkerboard Books
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.49 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.0" x 8.0"
• Age Range: 5 to 11 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 6