Wednesday, May 21, 2008

Mercator Projection

www.geography.org.uk/.../GA_REMapMercator.jpg
Gerardus Mercator developed this map in 1567. This was an excellent map for the sixteenth century and was used by sailors for navigation. The further lines of longitude remain parallel while the lines of latitude widen in distance as you move further from the equator. This causes the land masses in the poles to be exaggerated in size.

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