The English term cartography is modern, borrowed from the French cartographie in the 1840s, itself based on Middle Latin carta "map". See more

In cartography, technology has continually changed to meet the demands of new generations of mapmakers and map users. The first maps were manually constructed with brushes and … See more

1. ^ For a value of a 185 m or 607 ft per stadion.
2. ^ See the discussion in Gerardus Mercator#Duisburg 1552–1594 See more

1. ^ Wolodtschenko, Alexander; Forner, Thomas (2007). "Prehistoric and Early Historic Maps in Europe: Conception of Cd-Atlas" (PDF). … See more

Earliest known maps
It is not always clear whether an ancient artifact had been wrought as a map or as something else. The definition of "map" is also not precise. Thus, no single artifact is generally accepted to be the earliest surviving map. … See more

Iberian cartography in the Age of Exploration
In the Renaissance, with the renewed interest in classical works, maps became more like surveys … See more

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