History of cartography
ASPECT OF HISTORY
Ancient map; Ancient maps; History of maps; History of Cartography; Historical cartography; World's oldest map; Golden Age of Netherlandish cartography; Golden Age of Dutch cartography; Early modern Netherlandish cartography; Dutch celestial cartography in the Age of Exploration; Cartography in the Dutch Republic; Netherlandish cartography; Flemish cartography; Early modern Dutch and Flemish cartography; Dutch and Flemish cartography; Early modern Flemish cartography; Golden Age of Dutch and Flemish cartography; Golden Age of Flemish cartography; Dutch school of cartography; Dutch School of cartography; Dutch School (cartography); Dutch school (cartography); Netherlandish school of cartography; Netherlandish School of cartography; Netherlandish School (cartography); Netherlandish school (cartography); Dutch maritime cartography in the Age of Discovery; Dutch nautical cartography in the Age of Discovery; Dutch corporate cartography in the Age of Discovery; Dutch corporate cartography in the Age of Exploration; Dutch mapping of Nova Hollandia; Dutch mapping of Nova Zeelandia; Dutch mapping of Tasmania; Dutch mapping of Southern Africa; Dutch mapping of South Africa; Dutch mapping of Australasia; Dutch mapping of the Australian continent; Dutch mapping of the Australian mainland; Dutch mapping of Svalbard; Dutch mapping of Jan Mayen; Dutch mapping of Formosa (Taiwan); Dutch commercial cartography in the Age of Discovery; Dutch colonial cartography; The History of Cartography; History of Dutch cartography
The history of cartography traces the development of cartography, or mapmaking technology, in human history. Maps have been one of the most important human inventions for millennia, allowing humans to explain and navigate their way through the world.