Abstract: Textbooks are the basic resources for teaching and also the carriers of educational ideas,
teaching content, teaching methods and means. In this paper, based on the analysis of the history and
status quo of the development of cartography textbooks, we pointed out that it is necessary to
transform and upgrade the existing cartography textbooks in the context of “Internet Plus” and 4G era.
At the same time, we analyzed the characteristics of the new graphic textbooks that centre on paper
teaching materials while digital teaching resources serve as ancillary aids. The development designs
of the new graphic textbooks integrating paper textbooks, digital teaching resources and quick
response code techniques were proposed. At last, the present study gave an introduction to the
practice of writing Modern Engineering Cartography (second edition) by Dalian University of
Technology.

Key words: drawing, textbooks of new forms, digital teaching resources, quick response code