▁analysis ▁and ▁database ▁software , ▁have ▁dem ocrat ized ▁and ▁greatly ▁expanded ▁the ▁making ▁of ▁maps , ▁particularly ▁with ▁their ▁ability ▁to ▁produce ▁maps ▁that ▁show ▁slightly ▁different ▁features , ▁without ▁eng ra ving ▁a ▁new ▁printing ▁plate . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁digital ▁r aster ▁graph ic ▁and ▁History ▁of ▁web ▁mapping . ▁ ▁Aer ial ▁phot ography ▁and ▁satellite ▁imag ery ▁have ▁provided ▁high - ac cur acy , ▁high - through put ▁methods ▁for ▁mapping ▁physical ▁features ▁over ▁large ▁areas , ▁such ▁as ▁coast lines , ▁roads , ▁buildings , ▁and ▁top ography . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁▁▁ ▁s ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁( Ind ia ) ▁ ▁Rel ated ▁histor ies ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁Im ago ▁M und i ▁journal ▁of ▁History ▁of ▁Cart ography ▁ ▁The ▁History ▁of ▁Cart ography ▁journal ▁published ▁by ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Chicago ▁Press ▁ ▁Eur at las ▁Historical ▁Maps ▁History ▁maps ▁from ▁year ▁zero ▁AD ▁ ▁The ▁History ▁of ▁Cart ography ▁Project ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Wisconsin , ▁a ▁compreh ensive ▁research ▁project ▁in ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁maps ▁and ▁mapping ▁ ▁Three ▁volumes ▁of ▁The ▁History ▁of ▁Cart ography ▁are ▁available ▁free ▁in ▁PDF ▁format ▁ ▁The ▁history ▁of ▁cart ography ▁at ▁the ▁School ▁of ▁Mathemat ics ▁and ▁Statistics , ▁University ▁of ▁St . ▁Andrew s , ▁Scotland ▁ ▁M apping ▁History ▁– ▁a ▁learning ▁resource ▁from ▁the ▁British ▁Library ▁ ▁Modern ▁Med ieval ▁Map ▁M yth s : ▁The ▁Fl at ▁World , ▁An cient ▁Sea - K ings , ▁and