Maps to see:
Urbano Monte: 1587 World Map
Genovese (anon) 1457 world map
Olaus Magnus, 1527-1539, Nautical Chart and Description of the Northern Lands and Wonders
Honidus, 1631, Map of the World
Henry S. Tanner, 1826, A Map of the United States and Mexico
Johannes Vingboon, 1650, Map of California as an Island
Otto Lindberg and Ernest Alpers (Agloe), General Drafting Co., 1930’s, road map of New York State.
unknown Portuguese mapmaker, 1502, The Cantino Planisphere
Muhammad al-Idrisi, 1154, Tabula Rogeriana
Bellini, 1743, Riviere de l’ouest
the Bedolina Map
anything by: Johann Lambert
anything by: Gerardus Mercator
Fra Mauro map (1460) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:FraMauroDetailedMap.jpg
The map of the world created by the astronomer and geographer Claudius Ptolemy (c. 100 – c. 170 CE). From a 15th-century book by Leinhart Holle. Made by the German cartographer Donnus Nicholas Germanus.
A map of Virginia, the area where English colonists settled in 1585 and 1587 CE, establishing Roanoke Colony (North Carolina, USA). The map also shows Florida and was made by John White (d. 1593 CE) in 1585 CE. (British Museum, London)
Books:
The Look of Maps: An Examination of Cartographic Design (Esri Press Classics) 1st Edition
Arthur H. Robinson
Designing Better Maps: A Guide for GIS Users 2nd Edition
Cynthia Brewer
Mapping: A Critical Introduction to Cartography and GIS 1st Edition
Jeremy W. Crampton
The Power of Maps Revised Edition
Denis Wood
Rethinking the Power of Maps 1st Edition
Denis Wood
QGIS Python Programming Cookbook
Joel Lawhead
learn.arcgis.com:
- make maps w/o world mercator
- choose the right projection
- projectionwizard.com