{"id":21875,"date":"2023-09-29T14:22:59","date_gmt":"2023-09-29T14:22:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dcc.newberry.org\/?p=21875"},"modified":"2024-09-13T15:49:38","modified_gmt":"2024-09-13T15:49:38","slug":"copy-20-copy-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dcc.newberry.org\/?p=21875","title":{"rendered":"Skills Lesson: Anatomy of a Map"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-tabs\" data-active-tab=\"0\"><ul class=\"wp-block-getwid-tabs__nav-links\"><\/ul>\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-tabs__nav-link\"><span class=\"wp-block-getwid-tabs__title-wrapper\"><a href=\"#\"><span class=\"wp-block-getwid-tabs__title\">Lesson<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-tabs__tab-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-tabs__tab-content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Curriculum Connections: Geography, Maps, Visual Literacy<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Materials \u2013 Available for Download in the Downloads Tab:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A copy of the Skills Lesson<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A second expanded version of the Skills Lesson<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Maps bring together many different people and many different fields of expertise. An eighteenth-century map required a printer, engraver, surveyors, a cartographer, and a colorist who were using mathematics, art, older maps and symbols, previous atlases, and written accounts of travel. Because of this wide range of people and sources of information, maps have many different elements that work to tell a story about the places they depict. Below is one list of elements on one nineteenth-century map of the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/collections.newberry.org\/asset-management\/2KXJ8ZWQ2ML7?WS=SearchResults\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"779\" src=\"https:\/\/dcc.newberry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/MM12-0113-01_resized-e1696021027300-1024x779.jpg\" alt=\"Map of the United States and Indian Territory. Insets on around the edges show major cities and pieces of infrastructure.\" class=\"wp-image-21877\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dcc.newberry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/MM12-0113-01_resized-e1696021027300-1024x779.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dcc.newberry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/MM12-0113-01_resized-e1696021027300-300x228.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dcc.newberry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/MM12-0113-01_resized-e1696021027300-600x456.jpg 600w, https:\/\/dcc.newberry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/MM12-0113-01_resized-e1696021027300-768x584.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dcc.newberry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/MM12-0113-01_resized-e1696021027300-1536x1168.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/dcc.newberry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/MM12-0113-01_resized-e1696021027300.jpg 1988w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/collections.newberry.org\/asset-management\/2KXJ8ZWQ2ML7?WS=SearchResults\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/collections.newberry.org\/asset-management\/2KXJ8ZWQ2ML7?WS=SearchResults\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Henry S. Tanner, publisher, <em>United States of America<\/em> (1829)<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-995f960e wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"639\" src=\"https:\/\/dcc.newberry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Image1_Title-1024x639.jpg\" alt=\"Detail of a map showing a decorative title reading, &quot;United States of America by H.S. Tanner, 1829.&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-21860\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dcc.newberry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Image1_Title-1024x639.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dcc.newberry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Image1_Title-300x187.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dcc.newberry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Image1_Title-600x374.jpg 600w, https:\/\/dcc.newberry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Image1_Title-768x479.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dcc.newberry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Image1_Title-1536x958.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/dcc.newberry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Image1_Title-2048x1278.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/dcc.newberry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Image1_Title-1200x750.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Title<\/strong>: The title of the map is its most prominent name. It usually appears in the biggest lettering and often in a decorative space on the map called a cartouche. \u201cUnited States of America\u201d may seem like too broad a name for this map, but remember, in 1839 there were no official states west of Missouri, Arkansas, and Louisiana.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-995f960e wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"886\" src=\"https:\/\/dcc.newberry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Image2_Cartouche-1024x886.jpg\" alt=\"Detail of a map showing its title, &quot;United States of America: by H.S. Tanner, 1829,&quot; inside a decorative cartouche. The cartouche shows two deer grazing on a riverbank across from a few houses and is framed a curving tree and flowers.\" class=\"wp-image-21861\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dcc.newberry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Image2_Cartouche-1024x886.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dcc.newberry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Image2_Cartouche-300x260.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dcc.newberry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Image2_Cartouche-600x519.jpg 600w, https:\/\/dcc.newberry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Image2_Cartouche-768x664.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dcc.newberry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Image2_Cartouche-1536x1329.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/dcc.newberry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Image2_Cartouche.jpg 1914w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Cartouche<\/strong>: A cartouche is an elaborate decorative piece of the map that usually combines the main information about the map, such as author, date, and title, with a symbolic representation. This image tells us something about the message the mapmaker is trying to communicate. For instance, the deer grazing in front of farmland surrounded by a forested border characterizes the US as a land of ample resources.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Author<\/strong>: The name of the main author or publisher will often appear near the title, as H. S. Tanner\u2019s name does here. But very few maps were the work of only a single person. Maps like this one relied on a mapmaker as well as printers and engravers who made the printing plate (or parts of the plate). These other names often appear at the base of the map or near specific elements. In the cartouche, you can see the signature \u201cJ. W. Steel, sc.\u201d Sc is an abbreviation for sculpsit, Latin for \u201che\/she engraved this.\u201d In the lower right, you can see three other names, H. S. Tanner again but also W. Allen and J. Knight. Henry S. Tanner appears again as publisher in the lower middle of the map.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-995f960e wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"416\" src=\"https:\/\/dcc.newberry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Image3a_Author-1024x416.jpg\" alt=\"Detail of a map showing the author and date, &quot;by H.S. Tanner, 1829,&quot; in a decorative font.\" class=\"wp-image-21862\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dcc.newberry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Image3a_Author-1024x416.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dcc.newberry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Image3a_Author-300x122.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dcc.newberry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Image3a_Author-600x244.jpg 600w, https:\/\/dcc.newberry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Image3a_Author-768x312.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dcc.newberry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Image3a_Author-1536x624.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/dcc.newberry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Image3a_Author.jpg 1744w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"604\" height=\"205\" src=\"https:\/\/dcc.newberry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Image3b_Author.jpg\" alt=\"Detail of a Map showing a contributor's name embedded in the lines of a larger image.\" class=\"wp-image-21863\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dcc.newberry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Image3b_Author.jpg 604w, https:\/\/dcc.newberry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Image3b_Author-300x102.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dcc.newberry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Image3b_Author-600x204.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"111\" src=\"https:\/\/dcc.newberry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Image3d_Author-1024x111.jpg\" alt=\"Detail of the edge of a map with the text, &quot;Philadelphia, Published by Henry S. Tanner.&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-21865\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dcc.newberry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Image3d_Author-1024x111.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dcc.newberry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Image3d_Author-300x33.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dcc.newberry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Image3d_Author-600x65.jpg 600w, https:\/\/dcc.newberry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Image3d_Author-768x83.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dcc.newberry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Image3d_Author.jpg 1224w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"99\" src=\"https:\/\/dcc.newberry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Image3c_Author-1024x99.jpg\" alt=\"Detail of a map showing text along the edge of the image reading, &quot;Engraved by H.S. Hanner, assisted by E.B. Dawson, W. Allen, &amp; J. Kinght.&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-21864\" style=\"width:697px;height:68px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dcc.newberry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Image3c_Author-1024x99.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dcc.newberry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Image3c_Author-300x29.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dcc.newberry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Image3c_Author-600x58.jpg 600w, https:\/\/dcc.newberry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Image3c_Author-768x74.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dcc.newberry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Image3c_Author-1536x148.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/dcc.newberry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Image3c_Author.jpg 1668w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Inset<\/strong>: When we talk about \u201ca map\u201d we can often actually mean a set of maps of different sizes all on one piece of paper. The largest map here shows the states and territories of the US in 1839. But surrounding the map on all sides are inset maps (often just called insets). Insets show information at a different resolution than the largest map. For instance, this map includes more detailed maps of individual cities like Philadelphia, of regions like the \u201cenvirons of Boston,\u201d and of large areas like \u201cOregon and Mandan Districts.\u201d Notice how there is even an inset in this last inset!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-995f960e wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"967\" src=\"https:\/\/dcc.newberry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Image4a_Inset-1024x967.jpg\" alt=\"Detail of an inset in a map showing the city of Philadelphia. A dissection fold crosses the left of the image.\" class=\"wp-image-21866\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dcc.newberry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Image4a_Inset-1024x967.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dcc.newberry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Image4a_Inset-300x283.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dcc.newberry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Image4a_Inset-600x567.jpg 600w, https:\/\/dcc.newberry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Image4a_Inset-768x725.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dcc.newberry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Image4a_Inset-1536x1450.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/dcc.newberry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Image4a_Inset.jpg 1778w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"812\" src=\"https:\/\/dcc.newberry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Image4b_Inset-1024x812.jpg\" alt=\"Detail of a map showing Boston, MA, and its surroundings. Dissection folds make a cross in the upper right of the image.\" class=\"wp-image-21867\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dcc.newberry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Image4b_Inset-1024x812.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dcc.newberry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Image4b_Inset-300x238.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dcc.newberry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Image4b_Inset-600x476.jpg 600w, https:\/\/dcc.newberry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Image4b_Inset-768x609.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dcc.newberry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Image4b_Inset-1536x1218.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/dcc.newberry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Image4b_Inset.jpg 1870w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"613\" src=\"https:\/\/dcc.newberry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Image4c_Inset-1024x613.jpg\" alt=\"Detail of a map with an inset showing parts of the Pacific Northwest.\" class=\"wp-image-21868\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dcc.newberry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Image4c_Inset-1024x613.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dcc.newberry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Image4c_Inset-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dcc.newberry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Image4c_Inset-600x359.jpg 600w, https:\/\/dcc.newberry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Image4c_Inset-768x460.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dcc.newberry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Image4c_Inset-1536x920.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/dcc.newberry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Image4c_Inset-2048x1227.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Profiles: <\/strong>Like insets, profiles can appear within or alongside a map. They show areas in cross-section to illustrate differences in altitude or the make-up of geological features. Here, the profiles focus on feats of engineering such as railroads and canals.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"126\" src=\"https:\/\/dcc.newberry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Image14_Profiles-1024x126.jpg\" alt=\"Detail of a map showing a cross-section of the Erie canal with its elevations at different points.\" class=\"wp-image-21858\" style=\"width:697px;height:86px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dcc.newberry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Image14_Profiles-1024x126.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dcc.newberry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Image14_Profiles-300x37.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dcc.newberry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Image14_Profiles-scaled-600x74.jpg 600w, https:\/\/dcc.newberry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Image14_Profiles-768x95.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dcc.newberry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Image14_Profiles-1536x189.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/dcc.newberry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Image14_Profiles-2048x252.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Scale: <\/strong>Maps can, but not always, have an explicit scale to them. The scale is a mathematical ratio of distances on the map to distances on the surface of the earth. Maps often communicate this ratio using a scale bar, which shows a length on the map and tells you how far that is on the earth in miles, feet, or some other unit of distance. By using different scales, this map can have insets that are the same size on the map even though they represent areas of very different sizes.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"196\" src=\"https:\/\/dcc.newberry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Image5_Scale-1024x196.jpg\" alt=\"Detail of a map showing its scale of miles. Dissection folds form a cross on the right-hand side of the image.\" class=\"wp-image-21869\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dcc.newberry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Image5_Scale-1024x196.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dcc.newberry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Image5_Scale-300x57.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dcc.newberry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Image5_Scale-600x115.jpg 600w, https:\/\/dcc.newberry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Image5_Scale-768x147.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dcc.newberry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Image5_Scale-1536x294.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/dcc.newberry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Image5_Scale-2048x392.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Latitude and Longitude<\/strong>: Like the map\u2019s scales, longitude and latitude provide mathematical structure. Longitude and Latitude translate a grid on the globe to a system of lines on a map based on the 360 degrees in a circle. These lines connect the same number across opposite sides of the map. Longitude and Latitude make comparing positions on a map and between maps much easier. Older maps will usually explicitly state where they are placing degree zero. Emphasizing its focus on the US, this map chooses Washington D. C. as its origin point.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"85\" src=\"https:\/\/dcc.newberry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Image6_Longitude-1024x85.jpg\" alt=\"Detail of a map showing longitude lines marked east from Washington, DC. A dissection line runs down the middle of the image.\" class=\"wp-image-21870\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dcc.newberry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Image6_Longitude-1024x85.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dcc.newberry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Image6_Longitude-300x25.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dcc.newberry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Image6_Longitude-scaled-600x50.jpg 600w, https:\/\/dcc.newberry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Image6_Longitude-768x64.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dcc.newberry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Image6_Longitude-1536x127.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/dcc.newberry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Image6_Longitude-2048x169.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Neatline<\/strong>: The neatline is the boundary of the content of the map. Although as this map demonstrates, the neatline can be anything but neat! At several points, this map breaks the neatline to squeeze in more information without having to shrink the rest of the information on the map.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"273\" src=\"https:\/\/dcc.newberry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Image7_Neatline-1024x273.jpg\" alt=\"Detail of a map showing topographic illustrations extending over border of the map.\" class=\"wp-image-21871\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dcc.newberry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Image7_Neatline-1024x273.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dcc.newberry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Image7_Neatline-300x80.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dcc.newberry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Image7_Neatline-scaled-600x160.jpg 600w, https:\/\/dcc.newberry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Image7_Neatline-768x204.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dcc.newberry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Image7_Neatline-1536x409.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/dcc.newberry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Image7_Neatline-2048x545.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Toponyms<\/strong>: Place names on a map are called toponyms (from the Greek words for \u201cplace\u201d and \u201cname\u201d). Toponyms on maps can range in size, orientation, and style. Often, bigger letters will refer to larger or more prominent areas. Letters will also sometimes follow the course of the feature they are naming. Consistency in the style of lettering can help you understand quickly what you are seeing. This map, for instance, uses slanted italic lettering for rivers and large bold lettering for state names.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"195\" src=\"https:\/\/dcc.newberry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Image8_Toponyms-1024x195.jpg\" alt=\"Detail of a map showing the word &quot;Illinois&quot; in large letters crossing the map's topography.\" class=\"wp-image-21872\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dcc.newberry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Image8_Toponyms-1024x195.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dcc.newberry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Image8_Toponyms-300x57.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dcc.newberry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Image8_Toponyms-scaled-600x115.jpg 600w, https:\/\/dcc.newberry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Image8_Toponyms-768x147.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dcc.newberry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Image8_Toponyms-1536x293.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/dcc.newberry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Image8_Toponyms-2048x391.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-995f960e wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"503\" src=\"https:\/\/dcc.newberry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Image9_Content-1024x503.jpg\" alt=\"Detail of a map showing a paragraph of text listing the bands of the Dakota people.\" class=\"wp-image-21873\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dcc.newberry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Image9_Content-1024x503.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dcc.newberry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Image9_Content-300x147.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dcc.newberry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Image9_Content-600x295.jpg 600w, https:\/\/dcc.newberry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Image9_Content-768x377.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dcc.newberry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Image9_Content.jpg 1333w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Content<\/strong>: The content of a map can range widely and come in many forms. This map, for example, uses lines of color to show political boundaries, different kinds of lines to depict roads and rivers, and sections of text to provide more precise details.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-995f960e wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"847\" height=\"949\" src=\"https:\/\/dcc.newberry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Image10_Legend.jpg\" alt=\"Detail of a map showing a legend with markers for state capitals, important towns, county seats of justice, and small towns\/villages.\" class=\"wp-image-21874\" style=\"width:223px;height:250px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dcc.newberry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Image10_Legend.jpg 847w, https:\/\/dcc.newberry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Image10_Legend-300x336.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dcc.newberry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Image10_Legend-600x672.jpg 600w, https:\/\/dcc.newberry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Image10_Legend-268x300.jpg 268w, https:\/\/dcc.newberry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Image10_Legend-768x860.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 847px) 100vw, 847px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Legend<\/strong>: The legend explains symbols or features on the map. This map\u2019s legend helps us understand the symbols that describe kinds of settlements as well as distances along roads.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-995f960e wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"192\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/dcc.newberry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Image11_NorthArrow.jpg\" alt=\"Detail of a map showing the North arrow pointing to the upper right.\" class=\"wp-image-21855\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>North Arrow<\/strong>: North is at the top, right? Well, not always. Having North at the top of a map is a dominant convention in European and American maps. Arrows drawn on the map are there to help orient you about where North is. In the inset of Boston, for instance, the arrow drifting to the upper right lets us know that North is not directly at the top of that inset.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-995f960e wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"828\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/dcc.newberry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Image12_Dissection-828x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Detail of a map. The map has been dissected: cut into squares and glued to a piece of fabric. Four dissection lines are visible near the edges of this image.\" class=\"wp-image-21856\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dcc.newberry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Image12_Dissection-828x1024.jpg 828w, https:\/\/dcc.newberry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Image12_Dissection-300x371.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dcc.newberry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Image12_Dissection-600x742.jpg 600w, https:\/\/dcc.newberry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Image12_Dissection-242x300.jpg 242w, https:\/\/dcc.newberry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Image12_Dissection-768x950.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dcc.newberry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Image12_Dissection-1241x1536.jpg 1241w, https:\/\/dcc.newberry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Image12_Dissection.jpg 1656w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 828px) 100vw, 828px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Dissection<\/strong>: A map that has been dissected and backed on linen refers to a map like this that has been purposefully cut into pieces and then glued to a stronger piece of fabric. Dissecting a map was a common practice in the nineteenth century because it allowed people to fold and refold a map many times without having to worry about the map ripping into separate pieces. This map would easily fold into the size of one of these rectangles. The cross-hatched pattern in the gaps is the pattern of the supporting fabric.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-995f960e wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"775\" src=\"https:\/\/dcc.newberry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Image13_Topography-1024x775.jpg\" alt=\"Detail of a map showing a stretch of coastline with a marshy area, lakes, rivers, and placenames.\" class=\"wp-image-21857\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dcc.newberry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Image13_Topography-1024x775.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dcc.newberry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Image13_Topography-300x227.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dcc.newberry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Image13_Topography-600x454.jpg 600w, https:\/\/dcc.newberry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Image13_Topography-768x581.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dcc.newberry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Image13_Topography-1536x1163.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/dcc.newberry.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Image13_Topography.jpg 1824w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Topography<\/strong>: Topography refers to the representation of different types of land and environment on the map. This map, for instance, uses different symbols to show swamps, mountains, and lakes, which are all part of the map\u2019s topography.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In analyzing a map, you should consider how these elements, and other elements we haven\u2019t named, combine to tell a specific story. You should also ask why the map includes certain information and excludes other information. For instance, consider the following questions:&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>What kinds of elements are included in this map? What has been left out?&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How does the farmland scene in the cartouche compare with the textual descriptions of Indigenous Peoples in the west?&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How would the map be different if it included an inset of Cherokee settlements alongside the insets of Washington D.C. and New York?&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How do the elements of the map described above indicate the creators&#8217; perspectives?&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If you made a map titled \u201cUnited States of America\u201d today, how might it be different? 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