American Indian Map Making: A Rare Talent? March 3, 2014
Author: Beach Combing | in : Medieval, Modern
Mapmaking is often seen as a modern, even a western preoccupation. But, of course, map-making, albeit with rather different rules, has existed in other cultures from the earliest times. This is true even in hunter-gatherer societies where permanent records are slighter and more difficult to achieve. After all, the hunter-gatherer depends more on knowledge of […]
Inuit as an Unlikely Source for Medieval Charts January 29, 2013
Author: Beach Combing | in : Medieval, Modern
Could you draw a perfect, to scale map of the area that you live? Close your eyes, consider the fields, the rivers and streets and then give it a go. After you’ve spent ten minutes with some coloured crayons compare your effort with a professionally produced map, contours and all. The chances are that you […]
