Beware of Maps - a beginner’s guide to reading and making maps

Reading a map is trickier than you might expect. While maps casually present themselves as a visualization of reality, the truth is, they aren’t.  All maps are imperfect models of natural and cultural features on the surface of the Earth.  Reading a map involves understanding how a map maker has chosen to represent these features and, perhaps more importantly, what they have left out. Join Data Visualization & GIS Librarian John Clark for a guided tour through a variety of different historical and contemporary maps as he explains some common principals used by cartographers. This workshop is being offered Wednesday, September 4th at 12:15pm in Skillman Library Room 004.  Lunch provided; first come, first served.