maps are also distinct for the global knowledge required to construct them. A meaningful map of the world could not be constructed before the European Renaissance because less than half of the earth's coastlines, let alone its interior regions, were known to any culture. New knowledge of the earth's surface has been accumulating ever since and continues to this day. Maps of the world generally focus either on political features or on physical features. Political maps emphasize territorial boundaries and human settlement. Physical maps show geographic features such as mountains, soil type or land use. Geological maps show not only the surface, but characteristics of the underlying rock, fault lines, and subsurface structures. Choropleth maps use color hue and intensity to contrast differences between regions, such as demographic or economic statistics.

Tuesday, August 4, 2015

Antique Celestial Maps

Antique Celestial Maps | Metro Map | Bus Routes | Metrobus Way Map ...
Antique Celestial Maps | Metro Map | Bus Routes | Metrobus Way Map ...

Antique map of Celestial Map by Bertius P. | Sanderus Antique Maps
Antique map of Celestial Map by Bertius P. | Sanderus Antique Maps

Antique Celestial Maps | Metro Map | Bus Routes | Metrobus Way Map ...
Antique Celestial Maps | Metro Map | Bus Routes | Metrobus Way Map ...

Antique, old, rare and historic Maps & Prints of Celestial Maps
Antique, old, rare and historic Maps & Prints of Celestial Maps

Antique Celestial Maps | Metro Map | Bus Routes | Metrobus Way Map ...
Antique Celestial Maps | Metro Map | Bus Routes | Metrobus Way Map ...

Celestial maps,antique map 'Planisphaerium Coeleste' by Conrad ...
Celestial maps,antique map 'Planisphaerium Coeleste' by Conrad ...

Amazon.com: 2 Antique Prints-CELESTIAL MAP-NORTHERN HEMISPHERE ...
Amazon.com: 2 Antique Prints-CELESTIAL MAP-NORTHERN HEMISPHERE ...

George Glazer Gallery - Antique Celestial Maps - Homann Systema ...
George Glazer Gallery - Antique Celestial Maps - Homann Systema ...