Map Use and Analysis 4th Edition

Chapter 1 - Introduction

Definition of Maps

CartoCorner: Fundamentals of Cartography. Definitions of maps, projections, terminology, and related information. Click on "Maps What are they?

Historical Maps

Map room of the Federation of East European Family History Societies (FEEFHS). Images of history maps, including the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the German Empire and the Russian Empire, many from the Comprehensive Atlas and Geography of the World, Blackie & Sons, Edinburgh, 1882.
University of Georgia's Hargrett Library Rare Map Collection.
Images and descriptions of ancient maps.
Lewis & Clark, The Maps of Exploration, 1507-1814, from the University of Virginia Library.
Abraham Ortelius's Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, provided by the Library of Congress. Click on the image of the Theatrum for access to map page images.

Mental Maps

Mental mapping lesson plan, for Grades 7-12, provided by the National Geographic Society.
Mental maps. Taxi drivers' brains 'grow' on the job-possible effects of intense mental mapping activity on the hippocampus.

Map Types

Earth at Night, composite image provided by NASA.
Cartographic Materials in the Collection, at the University of California, Berkeley.
Sample maps, from the National Atlas of Canada. Click on the heading for map types of interest.
U.S.G.S. Topographic Map Symbols.