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| - | [[Image:Carte du tendre.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The ''[[Map of Tendre]]'' (''Carte du Tendre'') is a French map of an [[imaginary country]] called ''[[Tendre]]'' produced by several hands (including [[Catherine de Rambouillet]]). It appeared as an engraving (attributed to [[François Chauveau]]) in the first part of [[Madeleine de Scudéry]]'s 1654-61 novel ''[[Clélie]]''. It shows a geography entirely based around the theme of [[love]] according to the [[Précieuses]] of that era: the river of Inclination flows past the villages of "Billet Doux" ([[love letter|Love Letter]]), "Petits Soins" (Little Trinkets) and so forth.]] | + | [[Image:Fool's Cap World Map by anonymous.jpg|thumb|left|200px|''[[Fool's Cap World Map]]'' (c. 1590s) by anonymous]] |
| + | [[Image:Silk Road.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The [[Silk Road]]]] | ||
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| + | "And then came the grandest idea of all ! We actually made a [[map]] of the [[country]], on the [[Scale (ratio)|scale]] of a mile to the mile!" "Have you [[use]]d it much?" I enquired. "It has never been spread out, yet," said Mein Herr: "the farmers objected: they said it would cover the whole country, and shut out the [[sunlight]]! So we now use the country itself, as its own map, and I assure you it does nearly as well."--''[[Sylvie and Bruno]]'' (1893) by Lewis Carroll illustrating the concept of the "[[the map is not the territory]]". | ||
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| + | [[Image:Carte du tendre.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The ''[[Map of Tendre]]'' (''Carte du Tendre'')]] | ||
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| - | :''[[satirical map]]s'' | + | A '''map''' is a [[symbol]]ic depiction emphasizing relationships between elements of some space, such as [[Physical body|objects]], [[region]]s, or themes. |
| - | A '''map''' is a [[visual representation]] of an [[area]]—a symbolic depiction highlighting relationships between elements of that space such as [[Object (philosophy)|objects]], [[region]]s, and [[topic-comment|themes]]. | + | Many maps are static, fixed to [[paper]] or some other durable medium, while others are dynamic or interactive. Although most commonly used to depict [[geography]], maps may represent any [[space]], real or fictional, without regard to [[Context (language use)|context]] or [[Scale (map)|scale]], such as in [[brain mapping]], [[DNA]] mapping, or computer network topology mapping. The space being mapped may be two dimensional, such as the surface of the earth, three dimensional, such as the interior of the earth, or even more abstract spaces of any dimension, such as arise in modeling phenomena having many independent variables. |
| - | Many maps are [[statics|static]] [[2D geometric model|two-dimensional, geometrically accurate (or approximately accurate) representations]] of [[three-dimensional space]], while others are dynamic or interactive, even three-dimensional. Although most commonly used to depict geography, maps may represent any [[space]], real or imagined, without regard to [[context (language use)|context]] or [[scale (map)|scale]]; e.g. [[Brain mapping]], [[DNA]] mapping, and extraterrestrial mapping. | + | Although the earliest maps known are of the heavens, geographic maps of territory have a very long tradition and exist from ancient times. The word "map" comes from the medieval Latin ''Mappa mundi'', wherein ''mappa'' meant napkin or cloth and ''mundi'' the world. Thus, "map" became a shortened term referring to a two-dimensional representation of the surface of the world. |
| ==See also== | ==See also== | ||
| - | ; General | + | :''[[satirical map]]s'' |
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| + | *[[On Exactitude in Science]], 1946, short story by Borges and Casares | ||
| + | * [[Aerial landscape art]] | ||
| + | * [[Aerial photography]] | ||
| * [[Atlas]] | * [[Atlas]] | ||
| - | * [[Automatic label placement]] | ||
| * [[Cartography]] | * [[Cartography]] | ||
| + | * [[Early world maps]] | ||
| * [[Geography]] | * [[Geography]] | ||
| * [[Globe]] | * [[Globe]] | ||
| + | * [[Fantasy map]] | ||
| * [[Map–territory relation]] | * [[Map–territory relation]] | ||
| - | + | * [[Pictorial maps]] | |
| - | ; Map design and types | + | * [[World map]] |
| - | * [[Aeronautical chart]] | + | |
| - | * [[Cartogram]] | + | |
| - | * [[Compass rose]] | + | |
| - | * [[Contour line|Contour map]] | + | |
| - | * [[Dymaxion map]] | + | |
| - | * [[Estate map]] | + | |
| - | * [[Fantasy map]] | + | |
| - | * [[Floor plan]] | + | |
| - | * [[Geologic map]] | + | |
| - | * [[Cartography|Map design]] | + | |
| - | * [[Nautical chart]] | + | |
| - | *[[Pictorial maps]] | + | |
| - | *[[Planform]] | + | |
| - | *[[Plat]] | + | |
| - | *[[Reversed map]] | + | |
| - | *[[Road atlas]] | + | |
| - | *[[Street map]] | + | |
| - | *[[Thematic map]] | + | |
| - | *[[Topographic map]] | + | |
| - | *[[World map]] | + | |
| - | {{Multicol-end}} | + | |
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| - | ; Modern maps | + | |
| - | *[[Censorship of maps]] | + | |
| - | *[[Google Maps]] | + | |
| - | *[[Japanese map symbols]] | + | |
| - | *[[List of online map services]] | + | |
| - | *[[MapQuest]] | + | |
| - | *[[Maps of the UK and Ireland]] | + | |
| - | *[[Map of the United States]] | + | |
| - | *[[NASA World Wind]] | + | |
| - | *[[Orthophotomap]] - A map created from [[Orthophoto|Orthophotography]] | + | |
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| - | ; Map history | + | |
| - | *[[Early world maps]] | + | |
| - | *[[George Bradshaw]], including maps of the British railway network, first published in 1839 | + | |
| - | *[[History of cartography]] | + | |
| - | *[[List of cartographers]] | + | |
| - | *[[Ordnance Survey]] UK map agency | + | |
| - | *[[Sanborn Maps]] - detailed American fire insurance maps | + | |
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| - | ; Related Topics | + | |
| - | *[[Aerial landscape art]] | + | |
| - | *[[Aerial photography]] | + | |
| - | *[[Automatic label placement]] | + | |
| - | *[[Geographic coordinate system]] | + | |
| - | *[[Geography Cup]] | + | |
| - | *[[Index map]] | + | |
| - | *[[Map database management]] | + | |
| - | *[[National Mine Map Repository]] | + | |
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"And then came the grandest idea of all ! We actually made a map of the country, on the scale of a mile to the mile!" "Have you used it much?" I enquired. "It has never been spread out, yet," said Mein Herr: "the farmers objected: they said it would cover the whole country, and shut out the sunlight! So we now use the country itself, as its own map, and I assure you it does nearly as well."--Sylvie and Bruno (1893) by Lewis Carroll illustrating the concept of the "the map is not the territory". |
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A map is a symbolic depiction emphasizing relationships between elements of some space, such as objects, regions, or themes.
Many maps are static, fixed to paper or some other durable medium, while others are dynamic or interactive. Although most commonly used to depict geography, maps may represent any space, real or fictional, without regard to context or scale, such as in brain mapping, DNA mapping, or computer network topology mapping. The space being mapped may be two dimensional, such as the surface of the earth, three dimensional, such as the interior of the earth, or even more abstract spaces of any dimension, such as arise in modeling phenomena having many independent variables.
Although the earliest maps known are of the heavens, geographic maps of territory have a very long tradition and exist from ancient times. The word "map" comes from the medieval Latin Mappa mundi, wherein mappa meant napkin or cloth and mundi the world. Thus, "map" became a shortened term referring to a two-dimensional representation of the surface of the world.
See also
- On Exactitude in Science, 1946, short story by Borges and Casares
- Aerial landscape art
- Aerial photography
- Atlas
- Cartography
- Early world maps
- Geography
- Globe
- Fantasy map
- Map–territory relation
- Pictorial maps
- World map
