Describes what exactly maps are, and what they tell us. How people used sticks and clay to plot their routes. Have satellite changed our view of Earth? Learn how the layers of a map are put together, and plan and draw your own map. By exploring mapmaking, one can find out how maps help us to investigate the world we live in.

Includes index.

Being a mapmaker -- Bird's-eye view -- Scale and grids -- measuring height -- signs and symbols -- Mapping the sea and sky -- Human maps -- Three-dimensional maps -- Globe -- Dividing up the world -- mapping the globe -- Early maps -- Surveying and measuring -- Plotting maps -- Making your own map -- Finding your way -- Changing maps -- Glossary -- Index.