Map Scale mystery | Model Engineer
It was on a scale of one line to 100 toises, i.e. 1/86,400. All projections are a compromise, only the longitude origin is truly accurate at zero latitude Said it took 3 generations to complete the map so a lot could change in that length of time The guys who really impressed me were the early circumnavigators who 1-Didnt hit a rock and sink in uncharted waters or founder, (unparalleled seamanship) 2-Accurately Mapped huge chunks of the coastal globe, both land and sea (high levels of education...
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