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A map is a simplified depiction of a space, a navigational aid which highlights relations between objects within that space. Most usually a map is a two-dimensional, geometrically accurate representation of a three-dimensional space. The science and art of map-making is cartography; see that page for further discussion of the history of maps and map-making.
Map-making dates back to the Stone Age and appears to predate written language by several millennia. One of the oldest surviving maps is painted on a wall of the Catal Huyuk settlement in south-central Anatolia (now Turkey); it dates from about 6200 BC.
While we tend to think of maps today as products of a rationalistic, scientific world-view, maps also have a mythic quality. Pre-modern maps, and mapping traditions outside the Western tradition, often merge geography with non-scientific cosmography, showing the relationship of the viewer to the universe. Medieval "T-O" maps, for example, show Jerusalem at the centre of the world, and in some cases related the "body" of the Earth to the body of Christ. By contrast, navigational (or "Portolan") charts of the Mediterranean from the same period are remarkably accurate. Even today, maps can be powerful rhetorical tools beyond their purely practical value, and this has been the source of much fruitful map criticism over the last twenty years, notably in the works of J.B. Harley, Mark Monmonier, and Denis Wood.
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Google Maps goes to Mexico http://vator.tv/n/bb0 In a few days, Mexico will be the first Latin American country to enjoy Street View
kerrronny (Ronny Kerr) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:57:04 -0000
Google Maps goes to Mexico http://vator.tv/n/bb0 In a few days, Mexico will be the first Latin American country to enjoy Street View
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vatortv (Vator.tv) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:55:15 -0000
VatorNews - Google Maps goes to Mexico: In a few days, Mexico will be the first Latin American country to enjoy Stre.. http://vator.tv/n/bb0
RT @PelinKesebir Maps redrawn to represent socio-economic indicators on country level: http://bit.ly/JGxJq
aylinsokmen (Aylin Sökmen) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:36:50 -0000
RT @PelinKesebir Maps redrawn to represent socio-economic indicators on country level: http://bit.ly/JGxJq
Maps redrawn to represent socio-economic indicators on country level: http://bit.ly/JGxJq
PelinKesebir (Pelin Kesebir) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:08:44 -0000
Maps redrawn to represent socio-economic indicators on country level: http://bit.ly/JGxJq
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#Canada ranks 10th in the #world for highest #life expectancy http://uurl.in/GAryZ #maps #country #ranking
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GISland - Interactive map and GIS of Iceland.
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National Land Survey of Iceland - Printed and digital maps of Iceland from state-owned, official publisher of Iceland maps. Secure online ordering.
University of Texas Libraries - Iceland Maps - Country, city and thematic maps from the Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection, along with links to maps on other web sites.
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