Cartography: The Science of Mapmaking

The search for adventure and exploration is inside many of us, and has been part of human history for thousands of years. Ancient people used boats, horses, or their own feet to explore. Today, we use high-tech devices such as airplanes, submarines, and rockets to explore the world and beyond.

The one thing that we modern people of today have in common with ancient people is that we record and track our exploration in the form of maps.