#cartographer — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #cartographer, aggregated by home.social.
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Guide To Figuring Out The Age Of An Undated World Map [xkcd]
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https://xkcd.com/1688/ <-- shared XKCD comic
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This xkcd comic (link above) features a handy flow chart that helps you figure out the age of an undated world map..
#GIS #spatial #mapping #cartography #cartographer #map #maps #ancientmap #globe #global #oldmaps #humour #humor #xkcd #comic #cartoon #dating #undated @xkcd -
How A Venetian Monk Created The First Annotated Map Of The World
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https://lithub.com/how-a-venetian-monk-created-the-first-annotated-map-of-the-world/ <-- shared technical article
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #map #history #cartography #medieval #mappamundi #geography #cartographer #annotations #scientific #mapmaking #culture #sources #background #interpretation #bibliography #information #encyclopedia #observation #groundtruthing #historic #historicmaps #historicmapping #historicaldata #references