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John P. Snyder and Philip M. Voxland, An Album of Map ProjectionsU.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1453
For the map connoisseur or professional cartographer, this work is a treasure trove. It gives about 70 examples of world map projections, plus several others used to show large portions of the world. The projections are arranged by general type: cylindrical, pseudocylindrical, conic, azimuthal, and miscellaneous. The examples show the latitude-longitude coordinate grid at 15E intervals with shorelines which delineate the edges of the continents and major islands. In addition, “distortion diagrams” are given for most projections; these show the grid of the projection without shorelines 
but with “Tissot indicatrices” instead which show at a glance the amount of distortion on each part of the map. Accompanying text for each projection describes properties, origin, and uses of each. At right is a sample of part of the page which shows the Robinson Projection.
but with “Tissot indicatrices” instead which show at a glance the amount of distortion on each part of the map. Accompanying text for each projection describes properties, origin, and uses of each. At right is a sample of part of the page which shows the Robinson Projection.A 24 page appendix gives the mathematical formulas needed to recreate the projections. A glossary, index, and abbreviated list of references are also included.
U.S. Government Printing Office, 1989. 249 pages, about 11½ x 9 inches, paperback. New.
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