Monmonier, Mark S.

Rhumb lines and map wars a social history of the Mercator projection / [electronic resource] : Mark Monmonier. - Chicago : University of Chicago Press, c2004. - xiv, 242 p. : ill., maps.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-229) and index.

Bearings straight? an introduction -- Early sailing charts -- Mercator's r�esum�e -- Revealing replicas -- The Wright approach -- Travelers' aide -- Soldiering on -- On track -- Wall maps and worldviews -- Size matters -- Points of view.


Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2013.
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Mercator projection (Cartography)
Cartography--Social aspects.
Loxodrome.
Peters projection (Cartography)
Navigation.


Electronic books.

GA115 / .M66 2004eb

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