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
Dimensions:
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