World Political Map (Earth-toned)
This latest world map from the cartographers at National Geographic is elegantly portrayed in rich, earth-toned colors and features the Winkel Tripel projection to reduce the distortion of land masses as they near the poles.
Separate insets show the North and South Polar Regions, world vegetation and land use, and world population density.
Dimensions:117 x 76 cm
Ray & Co: World Executive Map The Ancient Greeks who first discovered that the Earth was round knew that it was impossible to present a detailed map of the Earth on a flat surface however the development of geographic and cartographic sciences has altered the way in which we present the Earth. Before the age of the great explorers of the seas, which began in the 15th century, our knowledge of distant lands, seas and shores was very limited. Today more than ever we participate in economic, political and cultural events and for this reason there is a need to familiarize ourselves with what were recently hidden secrets and mysteries of the world. The World Executive Map provides a unique combination of a political and geographical map decorated with vignettes and borders using the manners of ancient masters, evident through the emphasis on color and the incorporation of old fonts for the names of countries, cities, mountains, seas, rivers and oceans. All of the political and geographical information is completely accurate and in accordance with the current status of the world. What distinguishes this map from all the rest is the raised relief map of the ocean and sea floors with names marking the most significant areas. The map contains the North and South Pole, a compass with the complete names of the directions of the world, winds and ocean currents, time zones and country flags listed in alphabetical order. The World Executive Map combines sophisticated cartography and a unique design to document our world as never before. Dimensions: 136 x 92 cm
Ray & Co: RAYWORLD Classic Antique World Map A tribute to mapmakers and seafarers - This map illustrates the modern world in an antique way, is both decorative and educational and is based on actual facts taken from contemporary referential literature and in cooperation with experts from the field. How many of you have played games involving pirates and buried treasure like the ever-popular Peter Pan and Captain Cook? It is an ideal tool for learning and can be placed anywhere from the office to a children&lsquos bedroom. Just looking at the map makes one want to travel to unknown places in search of hidden treasure. It is a legible and precise geographical and political map. Along with the countries, cities, rivers, mountains, seas and oceans the map also features the meridians, parallels, winds written in Latin, ice zones as well as warm and cold fronts marked by the seasons. There are also nautical flags and knots, morse code and even time zones. There is an astrolabe on Greenland (the astrolabe is a very ancient astronomical computer for solving problems relating to time and the position of the sun and stars in the sky. Astrolabes are used to show how the sky looks at a specific place at a given time) as one of the first navigational instruments. The ships and sea creatures depict ancient and imaginary worlds. Dimensions: 136 x 92 cm