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Try It Yourself!

Test your analytical skills with these exercises designed to explore how maps work as historical evidence.

Ask yourself these critical questions:

Where do I begin?

How do you make a flat map out of a round world?

Does scale make a difference?

Who made this map and why?

How is the data organized?

 

 
 
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History Matters home Visible Knowledge Project Download Entire Essay (Acrobat PDF) Annotated Bibliography Maps Online Model Interpretation: Pittsburgh, 1871 & 1902 Model Interpretation: Northern Illinois, 1833 & 1853 How Is the Data Organized? Who Made This Map and Why? Does Scale Make a Difference? How Do You Make a Flat Map Out of a Round World? Where Do I Begin? What Is a Map? Where Did Maps Come From? What Is a Map? Where Did Maps Come From? Where Do I Begin? How Do You Make a Flat Map Out of a Round World? Does Scale Make a Difference? Who Made This Map and Why? How Is the Data Organized? Model Interpretation: Northern Illinois, 1833 & 1853 Model Interpretation: Pittsburgh, 1871 & 1902 Maps Online Annotated Bibliography Go to Making Sense of Evidence Browse Page