Yet it was a fun activity as it involved colour codes, yellow for
deserts and blue for oceans and rivers etc.!
I hope all of you reminisce it!
The origin of the word 'map' is not one single word but actually combining two
Latin words; mappa which means a sheet or a napkin and munda
which also has French relative monde which means ‘The World’.
Ever wondered how people would have started making maps in
the first place? How did they measure? How did they come to know the ends of
lands and seas?
In Indian context pilgrims are known to have the knowledge
of the maps without having any route in front of them on a paper. Fascinating
isnt’t it? We never gave it a thought that way!
The Greeks are credited in history to have prepared the
first map named Anaximander (Search for more on our beloved Google).
Cartography is the study of making maps ;this word again
comes from the French word La carte which is still used in the French language that
means ‘The Map’.
Mapping is the term which we come
across very often in today's’ world, viz. gene mapping, brain mapping, robotic
mapping, data mapping etc. which mean finding the positions of things and
organizing and arranging them in a pattern.
We have an everyday relation with a newer digital version
of maps even if the academia usage of maps for most of us is over! And how is
that?
Voila!
A GPS supported and gifted to us by Google comes in handy in our smartphones when we are finding our way through the labyrinthine structure
of a Metro, exploring lanes and streets and all sorts of mazes through
which the Lady with the sweet voice (at least to me!) helps us in reaching 'The Destination'!
As it goes without saying a Guide at every step in
path finding always makes life easier isn’t it?
So that was all sorts of information with maps for today!
With more content soon!
Happy Reading and Happy Exploring!
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