John Wilkes: Projections of the Sphere, and common Terrestrial Globe
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
Cartographer:
|
John Wilkes
|
|
Title:
|
Projections of the Sphere, and common Terrestrial Globe
|
|
Date:
|
1807
|
|
Published:
|
London
|
|
Width:
|
7 inches / 18 cm
|
|
Height:
|
9 inches / 23 cm
|
|
Map ref:
|
WLD4624
|
|
Description:
|
|
An attractive diagram showing four different projections, or methods for converting the spherical Earth into a flat map, alongside an image of a terrestrial globe. The projections used are: 1. Ortographic (Azimuthal); 2. Stereographic (Azimuthal); 3 & 4. Vertical Perspective (Azimuthal). Original hand-colour.
Published in the Encyclopaedia Londinensis; or, universal dictionary of arts, sciences, and literature. Engraved by John Pass.
[WLD4624] |