Referring to the chapter feature, “The Visual Record: Modern Maps,” all of the following are true except
A) changes in mapping were the result of innovations learned from Renaissance art.
B) early maps were often decorated with pictures of ships and sea monsters.
C) linear prospective was not adaptable to map making.
D) Rhumb lines helped to navigate between two points.
E) information can be gained from maps.
Ans: C
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