Flattening the Earth¶
Snyder, J. P. (1993). Flattening the Earth: Two Thousand Years of Map Projections. University of Chicago Press.
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- Distortion
- In cartography, every flat map distorts the globe in a characterizable way — Mercator stretches near the poles, Mollweide trades shape for area — and choosing a projection is choosing which distortion to accept.
This sourceAuthoritative account of how every flat map distorts the globe and how projection choice trades area, shape, and distance. (Print monograph, ISBN 0-226-76746-9.)
- In cartography, every flat map distorts the globe in a characterizable way — Mercator stretches near the poles, Mollweide trades shape for area — and choosing a projection is choosing which distortion to accept.
- Reification
- Mercator preserves angles and compass bearings (its purpose — marine navigation) and drops faithful area, so high-latitude landmasses are enormously inflated.
This sourceAuthoritative account of how projections such as Mercator preserve bearings while distorting area.
- Mercator preserves angles and compass bearings (its purpose — marine navigation) and drops faithful area, so high-latitude landmasses are enormously inflated.
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