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Mapmakers document the knowledge gathered through exploration
and trade.
As they learned more about the earth and its shape, they needed
new ways to show it.
The cartography of old maps shows some of the mapmakers' tools
and when they appeared.
Look at modern maps to find the tools still used today.
The red ship with a C - brings you back to "Building Blocks in Cartography".
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