[PDF.37wo] Rhumb Lines and Map Wars: A Social History of the Mercator Projection

Rhumb Lines and Map Wars: A Social History of the Mercator Projection

[PDF.dt74] Rhumb Lines and Map Wars: A Social History of the Mercator Projection

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 | #1155721 in Books |  2004-10-01 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  8.00 x.90 x5.25l,1.01 | File type: PDF | 256 pages

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||2 of 3 people found the following review helpful.| A Basic Discussion of the Difficulty of Turning a Three-Dimensional Object (Earth) into a Two-Dimensional Presentation|By Roger D. Launius|Mark Monmonier has nearly cornered the market for popular discussion of cartographical issues. A distinguished professor at Syracuse University, Monmonier takes on here the fascinating history of the Mercator projection of the globe. This is|From Scientific American|"Any attempt to show how map projections work must include their rhetorical role, which involves goals markedly different from traditional cartographic tasks like describing boundaries, exploring patterns, and getting around. This rhetor