Museum Visit

On Saturday April 12, a few of the mapping classes took a field trip to the Walter's Museum in Baltimore to see a map exhibit. Besides enjoying the map exhibit, the other collections at the museum we excellent also. AND, there was a small gathering of geo-spatial employers in the lobby discussing what they do.
The map exhibit began with several ancient maps from the old days and progressively illustrated the different techniques and styles that developed throughout the history of cartography. I noticed that the majority of the maps were made with a specialized audience. The older maps were designed to be beneficial to the peoples of the country in which they lived. One map that definetly caught my eye was a giant mosiac map of the world, approx 15' tall.
There just wasn't maps in the exhibit. Of course the gift shop had to capitialize of the exhibit and they offered many different varieties of maps and globes to choose from.
Overall, the experience was well worth the trip. After studying cartography for two semesters, I now have great admiration for the cartographers of many, many years ago.