Where Am I?
The Story of Maps and NavigationBy A.G. Smith
Length1h 25m
About this audiobook
If you want to find your place on Earth, where must you look?
Who were the first ancient mapmakers?
What is the Chinese south-pointing carriage?
How did Christianity influence mapmaking?
Where Am I? is the fascinating story of how
people began to chart the physical world
and their place in it. Richly illustrated with
meticulous drawings, it takes readers on
a journey of their own. From Babylonia to
Scandinavia, North America to China, Greece to Polynesia, ingenious methods and inventions will delight all those who marvel at the human spirit of adventure and ties to home.
Audiobook details
GenreChildren's Literature, History
Length1 hr 25 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Half Title Page
24The Science of Latitude
2Dedication
25Early Instruments
3Yukaghir Birch-Bark Maps
26Traverse Boards
4Babylonian Maps
27Soundings
5The Well at Syene
28Mercator’s Projection
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6Hipparchus’ World Grid
29The Pacific Navigators
7Strabo
30The Printing of Maps
8Claudius Ptolemy
31Early Globes
9Ptolemy’s Projection
32Atlases
10The World of Cosmas Indicopleustes
33Willem Blaeu
11Imaginary Maps
34The French Royal Academy and the Science of Longitude
12Al-Idrisi’s Map of the World
35Harrison’s Chronometer
13The Dark Ages
36Mapping the Nations: England
14Maps for Crusaders
37Mapping the Nations: North America
15The Travels of Ibn Battuta
38Putting It All Together
16The Catalan Atlas
39The Last Places On Earth
17The Chinese South-Pointing Carriage
40Greenland Driftwood Maps
18Early Chinese Maps
41Scientific Techniques for Mapping
19Ottar’s Voyage
42Modern Navigation Systems
20The Early Navigators
43Extended Description for figure 1.1
21The Magnetic Compass
44Extended Description for figure 1.2
22Early Charts and Tables
45Extended Description for figure 1.3
23The Portuguese Navigators
46Extended Description for figure 1.4
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