The Emergance of the Modern World : Maps

During this lecture we have covered the earth, the sun, maps and geology.
One of the main points that stuck in my mind after the lecture was the information we were given about the history of maps.

Definition- the depictions of regions or a space using symbols

Perhaps one of the most interesting things I thought that we learnt was the Ptolemanic Spectrum, and the way that humans had placed themselves into the middle, almost as if we were the 'Centre of the Universe' (obviously we now know that there is no such thing)

The history of maps surprisingly intrigued me, and I can kind of see why Ivan felt it appropriate to teach us this; It has shown us briefly that the history of human communication didn't just start with the invention of the telephone in 1976, it was long before that. It is also relevant within the development of the interactive media world. History in pictures.....

Konya - dated 6,200 BC

Mappa Mundi 1300





1154





Current Map of the world 2004

Heres where modern technology comes in ...

Satellite image of earth

Satellite image of a town

Satnav Map

From the images I have gathered, we can clearly see that from the 'Oldest Map in the World' the human development with regards to communication has come a very long way, and this I feel is the point of the lecture.