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Glossary of Terms for historical maps
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Longitude
Longitude
Manuscript map
Map projection
Map scale
Mercator projection
Meridian
Metre
Metric system
Minute
Modified projection
Nautical mile
Navigation
North Pole
Orthographic map projection
Parallels
Polar projection
Print
This Prints Primer represents an introduction to the world of the graphic arts. It includes answers to some frequently asked questions about antique prints and also a glossary of printmaking terms.
Quadrant
References to old maps
Relief
Reproductions; How to detect.
Rhumb lines
Sextant
Shoreline
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