Collection: Story Collection
Name: The World on the Mercator Projection
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Dimensions: 37 x 52.5 cm
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Notes: Includes text, "Note-The Mercator Projection does not permit of a fixed Scale of Miles because of the fact that, to show the face of the Globe on a flat surface, the scale must be greatly extended towards the Poles, both as to latitudinal and longitudinal proportions. The following measurements somewhat illustrate the varying distances[....]"
Shows routes of submarine telegraphic cable lines in red
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