In this project idea, examples of several types of maps are used, from the simplistic to the complex. Pictorial maps may require a considerable amount of design and creativity as well as skills associated with finding and manipulating images from a variety of sources. Later, during the Age of Exploration, maps became progressively more accurate for navigation needs and were often sprinkled with sketches and drawings such as sailing ships showing the direction of trade winds, little trees and mounds to represent forests and mountains and of course, plenty of sea creatures and exotic natives much of them imaginary.Īnother form is the Leo Belgicus map, showing the Low Countries in the form of a lion. Pictorial maps can be very simple, a matter of collecting images to illustrate different places, or extremely sophisticated, requiring a deep understanding of a place in order to be able to select the 'correct' image for the purpose of the map.
Used in the classroom, they can help students to visualise the nature of different and contrasting areas of a country, or indeed contrast different countries themselves. Known continents in the form of a cross with Jerusalem at its center. A classic example of this is the T and O map which represented the three In Medieval cartography, pictorial icons as well as religious and historical ideas usually overshadowed accurate geographic proportions. Unlike regular maps, the emphasis is less on illustrating a particular area to scale, and more on the selection of particular landscape features in order to illustrate a place or process, and sometimes to Map is framed to the highest archival standards, with acid-free top mats, UV Conservation Clear glass, and a custom-built wooden frame.Throughout the ages, pictorial maps have been used to show the cuisine of a country, the industries of a city, the attractions of a tourist town, the history of a region or its holy shrines. Paper is healthy, with original fold lines present.įramed with "Pictorial Map of Chicago" side visible.
The verso features a "Pictorial Map of Downtown Chicago" with many more prominent buildings illustrated in all their architectural glory. There is a small inset Outline Map of Chicago, with the North, West and South Side motor coach routes marked. The view of each building is from the direction best illustrating architectural lines." The area covered is from Central Avenue to the Lake and from Howard Street in the north to 87th Avenue in the south, with pictographs of major buildings. On the "Pictorial Map of Chicago" side, a declaration is printed from the publisher: "This pictorial map, the first of its kind to be made of any American city, gives a comprehensive picture of Chicago. The map is a fascinating documentation of Chicago architecture in the 1920s. This highly decorative, double-sided map features "Pictorial Map of Chicago" with a "Pictorial Map of Downtown Chicago" on the verso. This is a colorful folding pocket map of the city of Chicago, published by T he Clason Map Co., circa 1926.
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