HIST 615:
Maps & Cartography

Tuesday,

August 28

Discussion: Housekeeping & Introductions

Discussion: Cartography for Historians

Friday,

August 31

BLOG URL DUE

Tuesday,

September 4

Reading: Keeping A Historian’s Perspective

• John Lewis Gaddis, The Landscape of History

Internet Visits: Collections

• David Rumsey Collections
• Map History
• American Memory

Practicum: Illustrator & Cartography (Pen Tool Project)

BLOG POST #1

Tuesday,

September 11

Reading: Historical Atlases

• Derek Hayes, Historical Atlas of the United States

Internet Visits: Typography

• Derek Hayes, America Discovered
• David Bateman, Historical Atlas of New Zealand
• Fletcher Hewes, Statistical Atlas, United States, 1880
• R. Cole Harris, ed., Historical Atlas of Canada
• Stephen Hornsby, ed, Historical Atlas of Maine
• David Rumsey, Cartographica Extraordinaire

Discussion: Historical Atlases & Final Projects

HISTORICAL ATLAS EVALUATION DUE

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Tuesday,

September 18

Reading: Maps as History

• Jeremy Black, Maps and History

Internet Visits: More Standards-Based/CSS Design

• Relief Shading
• USGS: Tutorial (Free)
• GIS Community ($)
• TypeBrewer
• ColorBrewer

Practicum: Illustrator & Cartography (Island Project)

BLOG POST #3 DUE

Tuesday,

September 25

Reading: GIS for History

• Anne Kelly Knowles, Past Time, Past Place: GIS for History
• John Krygier, Making Maps (recommended)

Internet Visits: Color

• Relief Shading: Try It
• Shaded Relief: Guide to Making Bird’s-eye Views

Practicum: Natural Scene Designer (DEMs & “Rubber Sheeting”)

BLOG POST #4 DUE

Friday,

September 28

LAST DAY TO DROP CLASSES

Tuesday,

October 2

Practicum: Natural Scene Designer (DEMs & “Rubber Sheeting”)

FREEHAND MAPS DUE

BLOG POST #5 DUE

Tuesday,

October 9

NO CLASS (COLUMBUS DAY)

Tuesday,

October 16

Reading: Mapping Caveat

• Mark Monmonier, How to Lie With Maps, 2nd ed.

Internet Visits: Mapping Ideas & Dreams

• Mapping in Our Lives
• SketchUp Video Tutorials
• Fantasy Cartography: Parts 1–8 (Also iTunes)

Practicum: SketchUp

BLOG POST #6 DUE

Tuesday,

October 23

Video: Warping Wadseemuller

Practicum: By Request

“RUBBER SHEETING” PROJECT DUE

BLOG POST #7 DUE

Tuesday,

October 30

TENTATIVE FIELD TRIP 12:00–5:00 (LOC)

BLOG POST #8 DUE

Tuesday,

November 6

Reading: Geographical Imagination

• Katherine Harmon, ed., You Are Here

Internet Visits: Sanborn Maps

Sanborn Maps: LOC
• Sanborn Maps: Utah
• Sanborn Maps: Florida
• Amiens CathedraI II: Revelations (QuickTime required)

Practicum: SketchUp & Sanborn Maps

BLOG POST #9 DUE

Tuesday,

November 13

Reading: Digital Maps

• Schuyler Erie et al., Mapping Hacks

Internet Visits: Online Mapping

• Google Maps
• Google Earth

Practicum: Google Maps Stuff

BLOG POST #10 DUE

Tuesday,

November 20

Presentations: Architectural Reconstruction Projects

Discussion: Final Projects

ARCHITECTURAL RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT DUE

BLOG POST #11 DUE

Tuesday,

November 27

Discussion: Trouble Shooting Projects/Other

BLOG POST #12 DUE

Tuesday,

December 4

Presentations: Final Projects

FINAL PROJECTS DUE (preliminary)

BLOG POST #13 DUE

Tuesday,

December 11

FINAL PROJECT DUE (final)

SELF-EVALUATION DUE