IntheAgeofExplorationcartographywasasmuchartasscience.Themenwhosat
overparchmentanddraftedthepicturesoftheexpandingworldwereabletodoafairly
accuratejobofdrawingEuropeandeventheneighboringseas.Astheymovedwesttothe
NewWorld,however,totheregionsthatweresoinflamingpeople’simaginations,they
mademostlyguesses.Whatwasthere?Gold?Fountainsofyouth?Theendoftheearth?
Demons?Thesizeofdistantcontinentstheysketchedwouldswellandshrinkaccordingto
whichaudiencetheythoughtmightbepurchasingtheircharts.InthefarawayPacific,they
paintedseamonsters,dragons,orgiantwhalestofillinwhattheydidnotactuallyknow.
Themorefancifulandfrighteningtheirmonsters,themoreexoticthegoldminesand
Indianstheydepicted,themoretheirmapsmightsell,andthegreatertheirreputations
ascartographersmightgrow.Sensationmadeforpopularmaps,thoughtheywerepoor
guidesforexplorationorunderstanding.
Journalismisourmoderncartograp
IntheAgeofExplorationcartographywasasmuchartasscience.ThemenwhosatoverparchmentanddraftedthepicturesoftheexpandingworldwereabletodoafairlyaccuratejobofdrawingEuropeandeventheneighboringseas.AstheymovedwesttotheNewWorld,however,totheregionsthatweresoinflamingpeople’simaginations,theymademostlyguesses. Whatwasthere? Gold? Fountainsofyouth? Theendoftheearth?Demons? Thesizeofdistantcontinentstheysketchedwouldswellandshrinkaccordingtowhichaudiencetheythoughtmightbepurchasingtheircharts. InthefarawayPacific,theypaintedseamonsters,dragons,orgiantwhalestofillinwhattheydidnotactuallyknow.Themorefancifulandfrighteningtheirmonsters,themoreexoticthegoldminesandIndianstheydepicted,themoretheirmapsmightsell,andthegreatertheirreputationsascartographersmightgrow. Sensationmadeforpopularmaps,thoughtheywerepoorguidesforexplorationorunderstanding.Journalismisourmoderncartograp
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themenwhosat intheageofexplorationcartographywasasmuchartasscience.overparchmentanddraftedthepicturesoftheexpandingworldwereabletodoafairlyastheymovedwesttothe accuratejobofdrawingeuropeandeventheneighboringseas.newworld, however, totheregionsthatweresoinflamingpeople"simaginations, theymademostlyguesses. whatwasthere? gold? fountainsofyouth? theendoftheearth?demons? thesizeofdistantcontinentstheysketchedwouldswellandshrinkaccordingtothe whichaudiencetheythoughtmightbepurchasingtheircharts.inthefarawaypacific.paintedseamonsters, dragons, orgiantwhalestofillinwhattheydidnotactuallyknow.themorefancifulandfrighteningtheirmonsters, themoreexoticthegoldminesandindianstheydepicted, themoretheirmapsmightsell, andthegreatertheirreputationsascartographersmightgrow sensationmadeforpopularmaps, thoughtheywerepoor.guidesforexplorationorunderstanding.journalismisourmoderncartograp
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