Rhumb lines and map wars : a social history of the Mercator projection / / Mark Monmonier.

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Year of Publication:2004
Language:English
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Physical Description:xiv, 242 p. :; ill., maps.
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245 1 0 |a Rhumb lines and map wars  |h [electronic resource] :  |b a social history of the Mercator projection /  |c Mark Monmonier. 
260 |a Chicago :  |b University of Chicago Press,  |c c2004. 
300 |a xiv, 242 p. :  |b ill., maps. 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-229) and index. 
505 0 |a Bearings straight? an introduction -- Early sailing charts -- Mercator's resume -- Revealing replicas -- The Wright approach -- Travelers' aide -- Soldiering on -- On track -- Wall maps and worldviews -- Size matters -- Points of view. 
533 |a Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. 
650 0 |a Mercator projection (Cartography) 
650 0 |a Cartography  |x Social aspects. 
650 0 |a Loxodrome. 
650 0 |a Peters projection (Cartography) 
650 0 |a Navigation. 
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