Maps, Maprooms, and Compasses

Welcome to Episode 3 with your host The Dark Lord. Ever wondered how long maps have been on earth? I will cover that. How about a guy named Claudius Ptolemy? I will be covering maps, the history of maps, how to make them in Minecraft, and the different kind of maps you will likely find within the game. We will cover compasses and Maprooms as well. Hear from a fellow Minecrafter and how they use Maprooms. You will never be lost again in the expansive Overworld so tune in everyone and check out my sources down below. Also, don’t forget to rate the episode, comment, take a poll and follow the show. Sources: 1. Time Stamp: 4:54, 5:52 Thompson, Clive. “From Ptolemy to GPS, the Brief History of Maps.” Smithsonian Magazine, July 2017, www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/brief-history-maps-180963685/. 2. Time Stamp: 7:00 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babylonian_Map_of_the_World 3. Time Stamp: 27:28, 36:08 Hardy, James. “Who Invented the Compass? A Brief History of the Compass and Its Evolution | History Cooperative.” Historycooperative.org, 1 Nov. 2023, historycooperative.org/who-invented-the-compass/. 4. Editor, Ollie Toms Guides, and Ollie Toms. “How to Make a Minecraft Map: Maps, Cartography Tables, and Explorer Maps Explained.” Rock, Paper, Shotgun, 9 July 2021, www.rockpapershotgun.com/how-to-make-a-minecraft-map-cartography-table-explorer-map-explained#:~:text=Map%20zoom%20levels. Accessed 23 Jan. 2024. 5. Time Stamp Circa: 45:00 on “Explorer Map.” Minecraft Wiki, minecraft.fandom.com/wiki/Explorer_Map. Accessed 25 Jan. 2024.