map drawing

Chronicles the difficulties encountered by George Davidson and others as they attempted to create nautical charts to complete the U.S. Coast Survey of the West Coast in the mid-nineteenth century.

Presents maps of resources in a store, a mall, a country, and the world. Examples include a candy store map, a world trade map, and a map of good from China.

Discusses different kinds of maps and how to make many of them including road maps, 3-D relief maps, and treasure maps.

Offers various projects for creating interesting maps and charts. Explains how to present information clearly and accurately.

Traces the development of maps as powerful tools of communication through the centuries, from primitive times to the present-day world of computer technology.

Describes several kinds of maps--town, country, underwater, star--and how maps are made, and includes three mapmaking projects.

Explains what maps are and why they are used. Introduces symbols found on maps, and describes how cartographers map the world. Includes related activities.

A history of the exploration, measurement, and mapping of planet earth.

Teaches simple navigational tricks and the construction and use of floor plans, maps, and natural compasses as well as physical, political, topographical, and astronomical maps, and contains quizzes, puzzles, and activities, including triangulation, orienteering, and how to make an astrolabe.

This book teaches how to use a map scale to determine distance and how to use a map to plan a trip.