Homework 01/21/10

Maps with hidden agendas:

Map of Washington D.C. with hidden Masonic symbolism- http://www.theforbiddenknowledge.com/chapter3/

Notable Cartographers:

John Paul Goode- From encyclopedia.com: "John Paul Goode...taught geography at the Univ. of Pennsylvania (1901-17) and at the Univ. of Chicago (1917-28). Goode is noted for devising the interrupted homolosine projection, which combines the best qualities of the homolographic (or Mollweide) and sinusoidal projections; it is widely used for maps that portray global distribution. Goode edited many maps and books on geography, including the well-known Goode's School Atlas (1923; many later editions), now entitled Goode's World Atlas."

Erwin Raisz- From http://www.raiszmaps.com/: "Raisz Landform Maps were created by Erwin J. Raisz (1893-1968) an internationally renowned cartographer. They are minutely detailed, hand drawn, pen and ink maps, based on field observations and aerial photography presenting a real portrait of the face of the earth."

George Jenks- George Jenks is best known for developing the Cartography program at the University of Kansas.

Waldo Tobler- Tobler created what is known as "the first law of geography which states that "everything is related to everything else, but near things are more related to each other."

Pioneer Universities in Cartography:

University of Wisconsin
University of Kansas
University of Washington
University of South Carolina

Interesting Facts:

It is commonly believed that the world's oldest map is from Ancient Babylon and dates back to the 6th century b.c. However, archaeologists have recently discovered what they believe is man's earliest map, dating from almost 14,000 years ago according to the British newspaper The Telegraph: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/spain/5978900/Worlds-oldest-map-Spanish-cave-has-landscape-from-14000-years-ago.html