National Geographic World Wall Map - Executive - Laminated (Poster Size: 36 x 24 in) (National Geographic Reference Map)
National Geographic World Wall Map - Executive - Laminated (Poster Size: 36 x 24 in) (National Geographic Reference Map)
Map – July 30, 2018
Price
$29.95
Publisher
National Geographic Maps
Publication Date
2018th edition (July 30, 2018
ISBN-13
978-1597752091
Dimensions
37 x 3 x 3 inches
Weight
7.3 ounces
Description
Founded in 1915 as the Cartographic Group, the first division of National Geographic, National Geographic Maps has been responsible for illustrating the world around us through the art and science of mapmaking.Today, National Geographic Maps continues this mission by creating the world's best wall maps, recreation maps, atlases, and globes which inspire people to care about and explore their world.
Features & Highlights
- Expertly researched and designed, National Geographic's World Wall Map is the authoritative map of the world by which other reference maps are measured.
- Product Features:
- Antique-style "executive" color palette
- Antique-style
- "executive" color palette
- Background shows mountain ranges and valleys in subtle shaded relief with mountain ranges labeled
- Background shows mountain ranges
- and valleys in subtle shaded relief with mountain ranges labeled
- Major water bodies including rivers, lakes, glaciers, oceans, seas, gulfs, bays, straits, and bathymetry
- Major water bodies
- including rivers, lakes, glaciers, oceans, seas, gulfs, bays, straits, and bathymetry
- Clearly defined international boundaries, cities, islands, airports, and physical features
- Clearly defined international boundaries
- , cities, islands, airports, and physical features
- Thousands of place names carefully and artfully placed to maintain legibility in heavily populated areas
- Thousands of place names
- carefully and artfully placed to maintain legibility in heavily populated areas
- Up-to-date international boundaries and territorial control reflect de facto status on the ground
- Up-to-date international boundaries
- and territorial control reflect de facto status on the ground
- Meticulously researched using multiple authoritative sources including the U.N., U.S. Board on Geographic Names, and policies of individual governments.
- Meticulously researched
- using multiple authoritative sources including the U.N., U.S. Board on Geographic Names, and policies of individual governments.
- Accurate place names use a combination of conventional English names, official national names, and standard transliterations for non-Latin alphabets.
- Accurate place names
- use a combination of conventional English names, official national names, and standard transliterations for non-Latin alphabets.
- Drawn in Winkel Tripel projection with distortions minimized unlike other World maps (e.g. Greenland is shown the same size as Argentina, not South America)
- Drawn in Winkel Tripel projection
- with distortions minimized unlike other World maps (e.g. Greenland is shown the same size as Argentina, not South America)
- Corner inset maps feature vegetation, land use, population density, and north and south polar regions
- Corner inset maps
- feature vegetation, land use, population density, and north and south polar regions
- The 36" x 24" poster size supports easy and affordable framing and mounting, and takes less wall space than standard wall maps.The map is encapsulated in heavy-duty 1.6 mil laminate which makes the paper much more durable and resistant to the swelling and shrinking caused by changes in humidity. Laminated maps can be framed without the need for glass, so the frames can be much lighter and less expensive.
- Map Scale = 1:37,215,000
- Map Scale = 1:37,215,000
- Sheet Size = 36" x 24"
- Sheet Size = 36" x 24"
