Base Maps of the World

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Research Article| December 31, 1929 Base Maps of the World CHESTER A. REEDS CHESTER A. REEDS Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar GSA Bulletin (1929) 40 (4): 761–770. https://doi.org/10.1130/GSAB-40-761 Article history received: 21 Dec 1929 first online: 02 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Twitter LinkedIn Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation CHESTER A. REEDS; Base Maps of the World. GSA Bulletin 1929;; 40 (4): 761–770. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/GSAB-40-761 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search nav search search input Search input auto suggest search filter All ContentBy SocietyGSA Bulletin Search Advanced Search Abstract IntroductionSeven base maps of the world have recently been prepared and published by the American Museum of Natural History. These maps are primarily intended for plotting geographic and biologic data, both on the land areas of the globe and in the oceans. For this purpose several types of equal-area projections have been selected and an arrangement of continents sought, so that any undue distortion of form on one map is compensated on another.Map-makers are always confronted with a problem impossible of solution when they are asked to represent the surface of a sphere on a flat sheet of paper. However, many devices have been invented for representing the surface of the globe on a plane. They are known as map projections. There are many world-map projections and all have serious defects. The shapes of large areas are distorted and the distances are shown at different scales on various . . . This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not currently have access to this article.