![]() ![]() These are: shape, size, direction & distance. It all depends on what the map is for, or its purpose.Įvery map projection has some qualities that it shows really well and others that it doesn’t. Mapmakers have many projections to choose from when they want to show the earth on a flat map. The maps in this exhibition have some funny sounding names: Azimuthal, Polyconic? You won’t have a new flat orange, but something that looks very different. Have you ever tried to flatten out an orange peel? What happens when you try to make the pieces line up perfectly to make them flat? You will have to squish and tear and move all the pieces around. The process of showing a round globe on a flat surface is called a projection. However, we can’t have a lot of detail on a globe unless we make it very, very big! A catalog of globes from the late 19th centuryĪ globe is the most accurate way to show the world. ![]()
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