Introduction Samuel de Champlain, often called the “Father of New France,” was a pioneering cartographer. He was also an explorer. His maps played a crucial…
Introduction The British East India Company initiated the Great Trigonometrical Survey (GTS) of India. The British Crown continued it later. It aimed to create a…
In the 19th century, map coloring was a meticulous, labor-intensive process, often completed by skilled artisans. Unlike modern digital coloring, this process relied on human…
The Gall-Peters projection is a type of cylindrical map projection that represents the Earth’s surface. It is known for its attempt to depict all areas…