Mapping the World

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DIG1907

DIG Into History July-August 2019. We look at maps through history, from the oldest known map to today’s cutting-edge satellite cartography. Discover maps of the planet, of the grave, and of imaginary lands! And, find out how to name a mountain!

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DIG INTO HISTORY July-August 2019

What does it take to make a map of the world? Or even a map limited to just the known world of the time? Travel back in time to look at the first maps and navigate your way through many maps—how they are created and used.

DIG Magazine turns a spotlight on cartographers, designers, explorers, and even archeologists to see how they contribute to making maps. On your journey, you’ll see how the continents actually changed and how our perception of the continents has changed. You can learn about naming techniques You and your children can try making maps of your own play games using navigation techniques.

Enjoy features including:

In the Beginnin gby Patrick Wertmann
The First Map? by Paul T. Nicholson
How Big Is the Big Blue Marble? by Vaughn M. Bryant
Maps of the Dead by Annette Kieser
The Wooden Atlas by Patrick Wertmann
The King and the Cartographer by Sylvia Whitman
Mysteries in a Map by Albert Garcia
How to Peel a Planet by Albert Garcia
The Road to Edo by Gloria W. Lannom
Early American Maps by A. Gwynn Henderson
The Curiously Changing Continent by Albert Garcia
A Matter of Perspective by Regina Hansen
Digging Deep by Bert Fisher
What Is GIS? by Albert Garcia
What’s in a Name? by Albert Garcia
Getting Nowhere by Sarah Novak
There’s Something Funny Going On...by Marina Debattista

Regular features of DIG magazine include Five Facts, Map, Fun with Words, Interestingly, The Calliope Chronicles, Fast Forward, Tales It Is, Ask Away!, This & That, Off the Shelf/ On the Net, In the Headlines, The Adventures of Dr. Dig, and Artifacts.