Forwarding another good email ... ________________________________ From: CARTA-L : Canadian Map & GIS Libraries and Archives <[log in to unmask]> on behalf of Map & Data Centre Reference <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Tuesday, July 4, 2017 1:20 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Smithsonian magazine article Here's the link to an interesting article. http://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/brief-history-maps-180963685/ [https://thumbs-prod.si-cdn.com/cNcdwqXZGgoFN3wpMY4S3J9DbCQ=/800x0/filters:no_upscale()/https://public-media.smithsonianmag.com/filer/f5/d0/f5d0d322-a347-4a45-a282-7677d5389e16/julaug2017_g27_prologue.jpg]<http://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/brief-history-maps-180963685/> From Ptolemy to GPS, the Brief History of Maps ...<http://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/brief-history-maps-180963685/> www.smithsonianmag.com Last spring, a 23-year-old woman was driving her car through the Ontario town of Tobermory. It was unfamiliar territory for her, so she was dutifully following her GPS. -Angie Angie Cope, Maps-L Moderator American Geographical Society Library UW Milwaukee Libraries 2311 E. Hartford Avenue Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53211 http://www.uwm.edu/Libraries/AGSL Hours: M-F 8:00am-4:30pm [log in to unmask] (414)229-6282 / (800)558-8993 (US TOLL FREE) / (414)229-3624 (FAX) 43°03'8"N 87°57'21"W Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/agslibrary Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/agslibrary/
