Cartography: An Ancient Art

The drawing has a long history. Since 5000 years ago at Mesopotamia, map production has always accompanied human discovery. This map is still in use, but the advanced technology has changed the definition of the word "map". Traditional mapmakers define maps as "graphical representation of the environment" (Robinson, Petchenik, 1976) or "any geographic image" environment. (PC and JO Muehreke, 1997) However, the maps used by today's scientists are quite different from the definition of the word "map" in the traditional sense, and maps of brains, human DNA and even distant galaxies Even I am using it.

Important progress is drawing, mapping, and science. In the beginning of the 15th century, Italian scholars translated ancient books called "geography guides" from Greek to Latin. This book was written by Ptolemy in the 2nd century and the printed version evoked a new interest in mapping. European mapmakers use Ptolemy's work to draw more accurate maps. Discover's discovery will provide new information to map makers. As a result, the European worldview changed dramatically. In the sixteenth century the earth considered the earth as a sphere or a sphere. In 1507, German mapmakers made the first map and clearly showed separation between the Americas and Asia.

Why did exploration in Europe began in the 15th century? Two main reasons for highlighting First of all, the Europeans of this era have the incentive to explore the world. Second, advances in knowledge and technology can help to enable discovery journeys

One of the main tools used by imperialists is drawing. Map creation is "Art creation art, science, technology", but there is a problem with this definition. It means that the map is an objective expression of the world, but in reality they are very political means. For Harley, this map is an example of Foucault's power and knowledge. In order to better explain this idea, Bassett focused on the role of the 19th century map in the "fight for Africa". He pointed out that the map "promoted the empire by expanding the power of France and the UK to West Africa through promotion, aid and legalization." Analysis of the mapping method of the 19th century highlighted using spaces to represent unknown or undeveloped areas. This gave the empire and the power of the colonial power "to fill the gap of the modern map".