The Cartography of the 1900s

 

Map production experienced a dramatic period of development in the 1900s, partly due to new production methods, with first airplanes and, later, satellites as effective tools for gathering information, and partly due to printing technology, including the development of a number of completely new printing methods: off-setting, photogravure, digital technology, etc.

The production of maps increased dramatically and maps became both everyday objects and highly advanced information media within a number of very different fields.

The paper map, in its traditional format for more than 200 years, is replaced by digital maps, which can be produced according to need and are often designed individually.

A number of different map types from the 1900s reveal the multiplicity of cartography during the period.

 

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