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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Table of Contents:
- 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.