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Maps show us where things are.

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The Cartographic Process.png
People have made maps for a long time. Some maps are drawn on rocks.
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Bedolina roccia 1 foto rilievo.jpg
Maps help us find our way. They can show roads or land. Maps are very cool! Do you like looking at maps?

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Claudius Ptolemy- The World.jpg
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Paspardo roccia Vite29 rilievo foto.jpg
File:Bedolina roccia 1 foto rilievo.jpg
Bedolina roccia 1 foto rilievo.jpg
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Add 19391 19-20.png
File:T and O map Guntherus Ziner 1472.jpg
T and O map Guntherus Ziner 1472.jpg
File:Tabula Rogeriana 1929 copy by Konrad Miller.jpg
Tabula Rogeriana 1929 copy by Konrad Miller.jpg
File:Europe As A Queen Sebastian Munster 1570.jpg
Europe As A Queen Sebastian Munster 1570.jpg
File:Nova totius Terrarum Orbis geographica ac hydrographica tabula (Hendrik Hondius) balanced.jpg
Nova totius Terrarum Orbis geographica ac...
File:Fernão Vaz Dourado 1571-1.jpg
Fernão Vaz Dourado 1571-1.jpg
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Structureforet.jpg
File:Renaissance-styled-map-MAX-4K.jpg
Renaissance-styled-map-MAX-4K.jpg
File:Orienteringskort bygholm 2005 detail.jpg
Orienteringskort bygholm 2005 detail.jpg

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