製作全景地圖的藝術家阿爾柏特‧羅傑去世了
1899年11月12日
你有沒有手上拿個一張不清楚的地圖,在一個奇怪的小鎮裡找尋方位的經驗。美國於19世紀向西部擴張的時候,對新的領土製作清楚的地圖是相當重要的。當城市開始成長,而國家領土持續擴大時,有一種特殊的地圖—全景地圖—就是必須的,也變得相當重要。
首創全景地圖的藝術家阿爾柏特‧羅傑於1899年11月12日在俄亥俄的阿卡隆 (Akron) 去世。終其一生,羅傑都在發展製圖的新技術,並且製作從新罕布夏爾州西到明尼蘇達州,南至阿拉巴馬等22個州的城鎮地圖。你知道什麼是全景地圖嗎?
Have you ever tried to find your way around a strange town without a good map? In the 19th century with the United States expanding to the West, mapping new territories was extremely important. As cities grew and spread across the nation, a different kind of map--the panoramic map--became necessary and popular.
Pioneering panoramic-map artist Albert Ruger died on November 12, 1899, in Akron, Ohio. During his lifetime, Ruger helped develop this new form of cartography (mapmaking), producing maps of towns and cities in 22 states from New Hampshire to Minnesota, and as far south as Alabama. What is a panoramic map?
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