Cartography

Explore a series of cartography tutorials covering a wide range of map-making techniques and tools. Learn how to animate routes using Photoshop, create maps with Excel data in Google Fusion Tables, install and use QGIS on Mac, integrate Mapbox maps into QGIS, and design heart-shaped maps. Discover methods for animating historical car trips, previewing maps in color-blind mode, and changing map projections in QGIS. Examine Victorian caricature maps and medieval travel guides, and master practical skills like adding coordinates to spreadsheets and creating tile grid maps of the United States. Gain a comprehensive understanding of map components, scale concepts, and the fundamentals of latitude and longitude in this diverse collection of cartographic lessons.

How to Animate a Route on a Map Using Photoshop.
5-Minute Cartography: How to Make a Map with Excel Data Using Google Fusion Tables.
How to install QGIS on a Mac (Versions 2.x).
How to Add a Map from Mapbox to QGIS.
Heart-shaped Maps.
Animated map of cross country car trips from 1903 to 1906.
How to Use QGIS to Preview Your Map in Color Blind Mode.
QGIS Tutorial: Quickly Change to a Pacific Centric Map Projection.
Victorian Cariacature Maps.
How to quickly add latitude and longitude coordinates to a spreadsheet using Google Sheets.
Use Google Sheets to Create a Tile Grid Map of the United States.
A Brief Look at Medieval Maps and Travel Guides.
What are the Parts of a Map?.
Understanding Map Scale: Large Scale Versus Small Scale Maps.
Latitude and Longitude.