A celestial map from the 17th century, by the Dutch cartographer Frederik de Wit.The Hereford Mappa Mundi, about 1300, Hereford Cathedral, England. A classic "T-O" map with Jerusalem at centre, east toward the top, Europe the bottom left and Africa on the right.Map of large underwater features. (1995, NOAA)
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A map is a visual representation of an area—a symbolic depiction highlighting relationships between elements of that space such as objects, regions, and themes. more...

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Many maps are static two-dimensional, geometrically 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 or scale; e.g. Brain mapping, DNA mapping, and extra-terrestrial mapping.

Geographic maps

Cartography, or map-making is the study and, often, practice, of crafting representations of the Earth upon a flat surface (see History of cartography), and one who makes maps is called a cartographer.

Road maps are perhaps the most widely used maps today, and form a subset of navigational maps, which also include aeronautical and nautical charts, railroad network maps, and hiking and bicycling maps. In terms of quantity, the largest number of drawn map sheets is probably made up by local surveys, carried out by municipalities, utilities, tax assessors, emergency services providers, and other local agencies. Many national surveying projects have been carried out by the military, such as the British Ordnance Survey (now a civilian government agency internationally renowned for its comprehensively detailed work).

Orientation of maps

The term orientation refers to the relationship between directions on a map and compass directions. The word orient is derived from oriens, meaning east. In the Middle Ages many maps, including the T and O maps, were drawn with east at the top. Today the most common, but far from universal, cartographic convention is that North is at the top of a map. Examples of maps not orientated to north are:

Polar maps of the Arctic or Antarctic regions are conventionally centered on the pole, in which case the direction north would be towards or away from the center of the map, respectively.; Buckminster Fuller's Dymaxion maps are based on a projection of the Earth's sphere onto an icosahedron. The resulting triangular pieces may be arranged in any order or orientation.; Maps from non-Western traditions are oriented a variety of ways. Old maps of Edo show the Japanese imperial palace as the "top," but also at the centre, of the map. Labels on the map are oriented in such a way that you cannot read them properly unless you put the imperial palace above your head.; Medieval European T and O maps such as the Hereford Mappa Mundi were centred on Jerusalem with east at the top. Indeed, prior to the reintroduction of Ptolemy's Geography to Europe around 1400, there was no single convention in the West. Portolan charts, for example, are oriented to the shores they describe.; Route and channel maps have traditionally been oriented to the road or waterway they describe.; Many maps used in the Society for Creative Anachronism show the west at the top, in honor of the Society starting in California.;

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1773 Map/Plans of Pacific Island Discoveries $9.99 1589 Mercator Map of Germany: Westphalia * #29 $89.99
1589 Mercator Map of Germany: Hessen * #38 $89.99 1589 Mercator Map of France: Lotharingia *Beautiful!#18 $89.99
1589 Mercator Map of France: Berry * Beautiful! #14 $89.99 Vintage 1939 July Fortune Magazine ~ Fold Out Nyc Map $9.99
1898 Rail & Street Map of Louisville 14 X 20 Genuine! $30.00 Chevron~Utah Highway Map~1965 $1.25
1898 Rail & Street Map of Milwaukee. 14 X 20 Genuine! $30.00 Mova Globe (4.5") World Map - Rotates by Room Light $99.00
1898 map of Alaska, Yukon & Klondike 14 X 20. Genuine. $30.00 Rochester, New York Panoramic Map 1880 Pf $8.79
Richfield Springs Panoramic Map Pf $8.79 Knoxville TennesseePanoramic Map 1886 Pf $8.79
1920-Rare!Greek Map,Great Greece,Megalis Ellados[Cyprus $24.99 Brooklyn New York Panoramic Map 1908 Poster 39"x35" $24.99
1943 Hydrographic Ocean Survey Map Kisimayu Bay Africa $9.50 Vintage Cram'S Universal Terrestrial Map, Globe 12 Inch $5.00
East Boston Huge Panoramic Map 1879 $24.99 Broadalbin New York Panoramic Map 1880 Pf $8.79
Gouverneur New York Panoramic Map 1885 Pf $8.79 #Zz Jutland col. copper map Schenk + Valk 1720 $99.00
#Re Africa Sudan copper map ca. 17./18. Jh. $59.00 #G Newfoundland North America map Walling 1875 $15.00
Antique Map of S. France. Corse, Cote D'Azure. Hand Col $30.00 Hand Colored Antique Map of Sw France. Finely Detailed $25.00
Beautiful Antique Map of Italy. Justus Perthes 1880. $35.00 Antique Map of Eastern France, Justus Perthes 1880. $25.00
Texas by Stephen Austin Map 1837 Pf $8.49 Excellent Hand-Colored 1879 Map of Bretagne + Nw France $45.00
Beautiful Antique Map of Southern Italy. Stieler 1880 $35.00 Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania Atlas (township maps) $9.95
1898 Atlas Hopkins County, Kentucky (land owner maps) $7.95 Pittsburgh, Cincinnati & St. Louis Railroad map ca 1880 $24.99
Seminole War Florida Map 1839 Poster 11"x14" $8.79 Antique Map British Isles Color Physical 1890's#2324002 $50.00
Antique Map World Color Physical 1890's #2324003 $50.00 Texas by Stephen Austin Map 1837 Poster 11"X13" $8.98
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Albion Michigan Huge Panoramic Map 1868 $24.99 Map of Tsangpo, Asia-from 1945 India Survey $3.50
Gemstone World Globe Bronze Stand Earth Map New Red $5.10 1695 Robert Morden Britannia Saxonica Map, Uk. London $5.00
Switzerland 1802 Map Berne Zurich Lucerne Alps H/Color $59.00 Boston 1935 Map A Bostonian'S Idea Of The U.S.A. $9.99
Vintage Sportsmen's Map-Caddo Lake Tx, (unused) 1950's $5.99 Virginia Pennsylvania New York Indian Tribes 1763 Map $49.00
1939 Missouri Official Highway Map World's Fair Edition $4.99 Political World Huge Colorful Map 1998 52"x30" $24.95
Canada West 1851 antique map ( Tallis ) $18.99 #Gl Italy Rome Venice Corsica Lithogr.map 1845 $32.00
Map of Persia and India 1849 $10.00 Winston-Salem Panoramic Map 1891 Poster 16"x10" $8.49
Savannah Georgia Harbor Oyster Bed 1893 Map Long Island $49.00 Rare! 1896 Usgs Atlas, Buckhannon Wv #34 Folio, 4 Maps $14.95
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Rare! 1899 Usgs Atlas, Monterey Va-Wv Folio, 4 Geo Maps $14.95 #Gl Utrecht Netherlands copper map Danckerts 1680 $32.00
Spain Portugal Caricature Map 15"x18" $12.49 Antique Hand-Colored High Quality Map of Germany. 1880. $34.00
Southern Provinces of the United States Framed Map Rare $9.99 Kingdom of Hungary Antique Map Justus Perthes Excellent $40.00
Beautiful Map of the North Adriatic Justus Perthes Hc $35.00 Antique Map of Bohemia. Hand-Colored. Finely Detailed. $35.00
Antique Map ofAustria-Hungary. Justus Perthes. Hand-Col $35.00 Antique Map of Switzerland Justus Perthes. 1879 Stieler $20.00
Antique Map of Sw Germany Wurtemburg, Alsace, 1879 $20.00 1880 Map of Se Germany - Justus Perthes. Fine Details $20.00
Antique Map of Se Germany Silesia + Berlin. 1879. Vg++ $20.00 Beautiful Antique Map ofSw Germany, Bavaria, Stieler $25.00
Beautiful Antique Map of Nw Germany.Fine Details. Hc $40.00 Beautiful Antique Map of Ne Germany E. Prussia, Stieler $45.00
200B: large map of Nantucket $100.00 1948 Whitman East Bridgewater Ma Geological Chart Map $18.99
Mississippi Settlements Map Original 1824 $30.04 1850 Cotes du Nord France Bretagne St Brieuc Atlas Map $20.02
Large Belin Atlas Map France Departments Drioux Leroy $20.02 Antique Stieler Map of the German Empire. Hand Colored. $26.00
Canada Alberta Topographic Maps Survey Fishing Atv Cd $49.99 Lithuania in Xv and Xvi Century Old Baltic map $15.00
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Map of China Korea Japan Asia Bonne 1787 #2322859 $50.00 Antique map Barbaria Mercator 1636 Africa #2322854 $60.00
Ohio 1823 Oh Map Worthington West Carrollton City Huge $6.95 Ohio 1823 Oh Map White Oak Willowick Wilmington Its Big $6.95
Antique map Britain Uk England Pinkerton 1812 #2322850 $50.00 Ohio 1823 Oh Map Washington Warrensville Heights It Big $6.95
Rare Antique U S Maps-Indian Territories Cd $4.95 Ohio 1823 Oh Map Twinsburg Vandalia Vermilion Wickliffe $6.95
Ohio 1823 Oh Map Shiloh Richmond University Heights Big $6.95 Physical Map Of The World Geography Poster $7.96
Antique Map Argentina Chile Uruguay Colton 1855#2322845 $50.00 Ohio 1823 Oh Map Oregon Reading Seven Hills Sharonville $6.95
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