Archives for July 2012

Military Cartography: From the World of Warfare to Civilian Mapping Technologies

For centuries, military campaigns have relied heavily on a range of cartographic products, and the importance of a map that accurately depicts troop movements, topographical conditions, and other aspects of the surrounding areas cannot be overstated.   In the United States, this type of military cartography came into full flower during the Revolutionary War and maps documenting everything from attacks on Fort Sullivan in South Carolina and… 
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How to Read Your Atlas: Front to Back

It’s unique to Benchmark Maps to have this intuitive layout – we do a front-to-back progression that begins with a national perspective, moving into a regional view, finishing with a very localized landscape. In other words, we organize our maps “outside-in”. 1. Legend Provided on the inside cover of the atlas for easy referencing, our legend depicts helpful symbols for each section of the atlas (e.g., Recreation, Landscape)…. 
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