The World on the Mercator Projection

Collection: Story Collection

Name: The World on the Mercator Projection

Barcode: 2314

Creator: Anonymous / Unknown Author

Date Created: 1918

Date Published: 1918

Language: English

Region Depicted: World

Map Type: GeographicalHistorical maps

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Printing Process: Lithograph

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

See Also: Telegraph

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Permenant URL: https://oshermaps.org/map/2314.0009