2023 Wooden Boat Festival

Mapping the World.  Starting over 500 years ago European explorers discovered new lands, but they didn't take the time and considerable effort to accurately pinpoint where the new lands were.  James Cook was the transition figure; he was a master explorer and he was a meticulous cartographer.  We’ll start with his legacy and then include a few famous 19th century cartographers who made travel and trade safe for the rest of us even today.  We'll end how modern day cartographers continue the process--same process, just better tools.