Outline of cartography

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to cartography:

Cartography (also called mapmaking) – study and practice of making and using maps or globes. Maps have traditionally been made using pen and paper, but the advent and spread of computers has revolutionized cartography.

Essence of cartography

Branches of cartography

Approaches in cartography

Interdisciplinary fields involving cartography

Cartography by region

Cartography of Africa
Cartography of Asia
Cartography of Europe
Cartography of Latin America
Cartography of North America
- Cartography of Jamaica
- Cartography of the United States
Cartography of Oceania
- Cartography of New Zealand

Types of maps

Map projections

Map projection

History of cartography

Cartography in politics

Cartography-related organizations

Persons influential in cartography

List of cartographers

Cartography scholars

Cynthia Brewer—theorist of digital cartography's design
Edward Tufte—general information design principles

External links

Mapping History - a learning resource from the British Library
Geography and Maps, an Illustrated Guide, by the staff of the US Library of Congress.
The history of cartography at the School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of St. Andrews, Scotland
Antique Maps by Carl Moreland and David Bannister - complete text of the book, with information both on mapmaking and on mapmakers, including short biographies of many cartographers
North American Cartographic Information Society
Society of Cartographers supports the practising cartographer and encourages and maintains a high standard of cartographic illustration
Concise Bibliography of the History of Cartography, Newberry Library
UPCT : project aimed at creating a world map (a French map to begin) with voluntaries using GPS
GITTA - A webbased open content eLearning course with basic and intermediate cartography lessons based on the eLML XML framework.