CARTOGRAPHY- The art or technique of making maps or charts.
Did you know that this word is Greek, it derives from the word χάρτης (written in greek) -
khartēs (sounds like), "map" (means); and γράφειν (greek)
graphein (sounds like), "write"( means). Everything in Greece is backwards so it basically means write map!
A Greek man by the name of Anaximander is considered by many to be the first mapmaker, a philosopher who lived between 610 - 546 BC.
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A possible rendering of his map, libya is Africa's old name |
I personally love maps, and am so glad we have gone from thinking that the world is a flat circular surface with only a few places to travel, to seeing Earth from Space and all of the beautiful places out there.
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A map on a main road in Corfu, Greece |
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Kalami, Corfu, Greece |
I especially find maps helpful while traveling and some places are great at telling you where you are, one such place is
Corfu, a beautiful island in Greece. Corfu is located on the west side of Mainland Greece and is a quick ferry ride (1 1/2 hours) from
Igoumenitsa, or you could fly there direct from any number of large cities in Europe.
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Just in case your lost, my son will show you the way. |
Maps have gone a long way from being drawings on caves and I for one and happy to have the benefit of such a useful instrument.
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