In Medieval cartography, pictorial icons as well as religious and historical ideas usually overshadowed accurate geographic proportions. The history of pictorial maps overlaps much with the history of cartography in general, and ancient artifacts suggest that pictorial mapping has been around since recorded history began. Pictorial maps have been used to show the cuisine of a country, the industries of a city, the attractions of a tourist town, the history of a region or its holy shrines. Will Durant said that maps show us the face of history. Some require thousands of hours to produce. With an emphasis on objects and style, these maps cover an artistic spectrum from childlike caricature to spectacular landscape graphic, with the better ones being attractive, informative and highly accurate. While regular maps focus on the accurate rendition of distances, pictorial maps enhance landmarks and often incorporate a complex interplay of different scales into one image in order to give the viewer a more familiar sense of recognition. They are not generally drawn to scale in order to show street patterns, individual buildings, and major landscape features in perspective. Pictorial maps usually show an area as if viewed from above at an oblique angle. Drawn by specialized artists and illustrators, pictorial maps are a rich, centuries-old tradition and a diverse art form that ranges from cartoon maps on restaurant placemats to treasured art prints in museums. They can feature all sorts of varied topics like historical events, legendary figures or local agricultural products and cover anything from an entire continent to a college campus. The cartography can be a sophisticated 3-D perspective landscape or a simple map graphic enlivened with illustrations of buildings, people and animals. It is a type of map in contrast to road map, atlas, or topographic map. Pictorial maps (also known as illustrated maps, panoramic maps, perspective maps, bird’s-eye view maps, and geopictorial maps) depict a given territory with a more artistic rather than technical style. ©1916 Location Columbia River > Clatsop County > Oregon > United States Date 1916 Identifier g4242_c62_p3_1916_s8 Item Locator G4242.C62P3 1916. system map, sample fares, and list of travel agents on verso. Map highlights the route of the Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railway from its terminous on the Oregon Coast near Gearhart along the Columbia River, through the Columbia River Gorge to the confluence of the Columbia and Deschutes Rivers. Oriented with north toward the lower left. "The North Bank Road, Spokane, Portland & Seattle, Columbia River scenic route"-Logo on title panel and on map. Relief shown pictorially and by spot heights. Baltes and Company Description Drawn by Fred A. Author Spokane, Portland, and Seattle Railway F.W. Special Collections & University Archives Alternative Spokane, Portland & Seattle Ry.: scenic Columbia River route to the sea Artist Routledge, Fred A.
Title Columbia River pictorial map: Cascade Mountains and Pacific Ocean resorts LC Subject Spokane, Portland, and Seattle Railway Railroads Columbia River Maps Repository University of Oregon.
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