Book Recommendations

Books for learning wilderness navigation

Wilderness Navigation: Finding Your Way Using Map, Compass, Altimeter & Gps (Mountaineers Outdoor Basics)
This is the book I use as a textbook in my college level Wilderness Navigation class. It's good, inexpensive, and readily available.

Navigation: Finding Your Way on Mountain and Moorland
This is one of the best books on wilderness navigation I have ever seen. A bit more expensive, and harder to find, it is worth it.

Ultimate Navigation Manual by Brotherton, Lyle (2011)
A very through and modern book on wilderness navigation. Full of clever tips and techniques.

Books on the history of Mapping and Surveying

Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time

The Riddle of the Compass: The Invention that Changed the World

The Great Arc: The Dramatic Tale of How India Was Mapped and Everest Was Named

Measuring America: How the United States Was Shaped By the Greatest Land Sale in History