Cartography

Cartography is described by Webster's as the art of making maps, but how is it done? A cartographer doesn't just sit down and draw a map free hand. He has to have techniques and equipment to do the job right and accurately. Maps can be made in three different ways: cylindrical projection, conic projection, and azimuthal projection. These different ways vary the quality and the accuracy of the map. No matter how a map is …

…of it. Cartography seems to be more of an art then a science, because you have to have a passion to go into the field before you jump into it. With out that passion your maps could be off, your lines not strait, or many other things could go wrong. Bibliography Works Cited http://www.press.uchicago.edu/Misc/Chicago/907287.html The World Book Encyclopedia, volume 13. 1996 edition. Page 176-185 The World Book Encyclopedia, volume 13. 1989 edition.