Rhumb Lines And Map Wars

A Social History Of The Mercator Projection

by Mark Monmonier
language: english
Publisher: THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO PRESS, October of 2004 ‧
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An account of the controversies surrounding Flemish cartographer Gerard Mercator's legacy examines the limitations and uses of Mercator's clever method of portraying the earth on a flat surface while taking into account the earth's actual roundness.

Rhumb Lines And Map Wars

A Social History Of The Mercator Projection

by Mark Monmonier

Property Description
ISBN: 9780226534312
Publisher: THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO PRESS
Release Date: October of 2004
Language: English
Dimensions: 149 x 212 x 23 mm
Cover: Hardcover
Pages: 256
Format: Book
Categories: Books in English > Tourist Guides and Maps > Orientation and Topography
EAN: 9780226534312