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