Storìnki Istorìï (Jul 2016)
The History of Cartographic Sources Development
Abstract
Cartographic sources are the variety of descriptive sources. They include historical and geographical maps and circuits maps. The image maps are a special kind of modeling the real phenomenon, that broadcasts their quantitative and qualitative characteristics, structure, interconnections and dynamic in a graphic form. The prototypes of maps appeared as a way of transmitting information around the world. People began to use this way of communication long before the appearance of writing. The quality of mapping images matched with the evolution of techniques and methods of mapping and publishing. The general development of cartographic sources is determined primarily by three factors: the development of science and technology, the needs of society in different cartographic works, political and economic situation of country. Given this, map is an all-sufficient phenomenon, its sources expert study is based on understanding of invariance of its perception. Modern theoretical concepts show us the invariance of maps. Specifially, map is viewed in the following aspects: 1) it is one of the universal models of land and existing natural and social processes.2) it is one of the tools of researching and forecasting. 3) it is a specific language formation. 4) it is a method of transferring information. As a source map may contain important information about physical geography, geology, hydrology, political-administrative division, population, flora and fauna of a particular area in a particular period. Mostly, cartographic sources are complex, because they contain a lot of cognitive and historical information.
