摘要
中国是四大文明古国之一 ,地图作为人们认识世界、改造世界 ,从事各种社会活动的工具 ,同其他文化一样有着悠久的历史。我国古代地图的发展大体上经历了原始地图、古典地图和实测地图三个阶段 ,制图工艺不断提高 ,制图理论日趋完善 ,其间出现了很多著名的地图学家 ,极大的推动了我国古代地图的发展 ,在世界地图学史上作出了重大的贡献。
China is one of the four ancient civilized countries As a tool for people to understand the world and change it as well as to undertake all kinds of social activities, the map has a long history like any other cultures There were roughly three phrases for the development of ancient Chinese maps, that is, primitive maps, classical maps and on-the-spot measured maps, during which the map-making technology was continuously improved and the theory gradually perfected Within that period a host of prestigious cartographers sprang up who greatly propelled the development of ancient maps of our country, also making significant contribution to the history of cartography of the whole world
