Project Gutenberg 2013-05-03 Public domain in the USA. 145 Various Verschillende Various, Various Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, "Map" to "Mars" Volume 17, Slice 6 Reading ease score: 58.1 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Produced by Marius Masi, Don Kretz and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, 'Map' to 'Mars'" by Various is a comprehensive reference work written in the early 20th century. This section of the encyclopaedia explores geographical information, cartography, and the advances in map-making techniques, encompassing a wide range of subjects from definitions and classifications of maps to the historical development of cartography across various cultures. The opening of this encyclopaedia begins with an introduction to the concept of maps, detailing their uses, classifications, and the evolution of techniques in map-making. It establishes the foundational terminology and historical context, illustrating the importance of maps for navigation, exploration, and understanding geographical distributions. By addressing the origins and classifications of different types of maps, the text aims to provide readers with an understanding of the functional and artistic aspects of cartography as it relates to human knowledge and exploration. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Encyclopedias and dictionaries AE Text Browsing: Encyclopedias/Dictionaries/Reference Browsing: Science - General 1350762 1350228 2024-10-18T04:19:40.875647 2023-09-18T12:44:25.360153 text/html text/html 1357439 2013-05-03T15:52:12 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 3736684 2013-05-03T15:56:08 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 3901433 2024-10-18T04:20:03.345574 application/epub+zip 3928591 2024-10-18T04:19:47.131657 application/epub+zip 575391 2024-10-18T04:19:44.600760 application/epub+zip 4368517 2024-10-18T04:20:14.679514 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 4295952 2024-10-18T04:20:01.331537 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 941082 2022-09-19T13:09:43.405568 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1187013 1186919 2024-10-18T04:19:37.551653 2023-09-18T12:44:22.532132 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 1185483 2013-05-03T15:53:22 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 463772 2013-05-03T15:56:08 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1186739 2013-05-03T15:55:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 462654 2013-05-03T15:56:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20658 2024-10-18T04:20:14.857496 application/rdf+xml 16986 2024-10-18T04:19:45.284642 image/jpeg 3672 2024-10-18T04:19:44.945621 image/jpeg 3823191 2024-10-18T04:19:41.126659 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog