Rhumb lines and map wars : a social history of the Mercator projection /
Monmonier, Mark S.
London : University of Chicago Press,
2004.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents: Bearings straight? an introduction -- Early sailing charts -- Mercator's résumé -- Revealing replicas -- The Wright approach -- Travelers' aide -- Soldiering on -- On track -- Wall maps and world views -- Size matters -- Points of view
Cartography
Mercator projection (Cartography)
Peters projection (Cartography)
Map projection.
Loxodrome.
Navigation.