My name is Steve Creitz, and I am an illustrator working outside Boise, ID.

I have come to this forum seeking advice. I am writing and illustrating a novel that deals with characters before the Great Flood mentioned in the Bible. MY protagonist is one of Noah’s sons, and I have decided it is good for him to learn cartography.

I am looking for information regarding ancient practices and tools used in early map making. I need to gain some understanding about terminology and the how-tos of cartography in general, and be able to accurately illustrate and describe what my hero is learning. I have no prior knowledge of cartography except having just read a rather lengthy Wikipedia article about the history of the field. That did not really help me because it did not discuss anything about methodology apart from the introduction of lat and long and various kinds of trigonometry.

Any help in pointing me in an appropriate direction would be greatly appreciated.