JDF 326 - History of Cartography

Course Objectives

The world imagine of antiquity, determining efforts of earth shape, cartography in Europe in the Middle Age, Islam cartography, the portolon charts at time of land discoveries, old measurement instruments, the blooming time of cartography of topographic maps, development of time, length etc. The mapping activities of Europeans in Asia Minor, presents cartography in Turkey, the organization of map making in the country.

Course Description

The world imagine of antiquity, efforts to determine of earth shape, cartography in Europe in the Middle Age, Islam cartography, the portolan charts at time of land discoveries, old measurement instruments, the blooming time of cartography of topographic maps, development of time, length etc. The mapping activities of Europeans in Asia Minor, cartography in Turkey since 1920, the organization of map making in the country.