The Port Gibson reveille., 1904-04-28

1T IS SIXTEEN FEET LONG .ANr
aEvEN AND a HALF WIDE.

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and Is Installed IN the Department
Of commcrcc-All Places OF In
ternatlonai lniportanco or Interest
Are Indicated.
Ono OF the largest maps In the
world has just been installed in the
cfice OF Secretary cortelyou Of the
Department OF Commerce. writes the
Washington correspondent Of the New
York Sun. II is known as a CONNER
ci,1 map OF the globe, and Il probably
contains more information OF a COM
mercial character than any other map
ever made. It's dimensions are 10
feet long by Z 1-2 feet wide, and the
sixteen sheets OF the largest size
land made paper of which II IS made
were so dellcately fitted together that
II appears like one huge sheet.
The map was prepared By the Uni
ted States Coast and Geodetic Survey,
under the direction OF Secretary Cor
tclyou. with special reference to the
neods OF his department Practically
al the large maps and aliases publish
cd IN recent years we're consulted in
ths compilation or names, shore lines
and political subdivisions. with much
udditioral information derived from
detail charts. gazetteers and hooks OF
travel, the Congressional Library be-
Ing drawn on for much valuable ma
terlal.
Tho reports OF the board Of geo.
graphic names were taken as authori-
" for the spelling Of names. but
thousands Ct names are given which
do not appear in these reports. Names
which were thought to be Of little
value for the purposes Of such a map
were omitted. however. in order that
those given might stand out with
greater distinctness.
A unique feature Of the map Is the
location OF the continents. which Is
different from that shown On any
other map or atlas published. II has
been the custom Of all map makers
70 show the Western Hemisphere at
the left end OF the map and the East
ern Hemisphere al the right, Bahr'ng
Sen being the dividing line. On this
map the American continents occupy
tho centre. thereby permitting the en-
tire Pacific Ocean and the transpacific
steamship and cable routes to the
Philippine Islands and Hong Kong TO
he shown without d break IN the CEN
to Of the Pacific. as has always been
the case heretofore. The eastern
route via the Suez Canal to the Phil
ippines is also continuously shown.
Cities having n population of be-
tween 10000 and 10000 are Indicated |
IN a distinctive manner. All the Uni
ted States consnlates arc given. as
well rs most OF the consular and COM
mercial agencies. ana IN those parts /
Of the world whore international COM
p'ications are likely to occur all |
steamship ports are shown.
A special feature Is the indication |
OF the various lighthouses on the
coasts Of the United States. All places
which are OF international interest or 1
importance are indicated.
All submarine cables are given. In
Guiding the new cable between San
Francisco sand, Manila. via. Honolulu:
the new cable between Victoria. B. C.,
and Brisbane. Australia. via Fiji Isl
ands; the now cable between New
York and Emden. Germany. via the
Azores and Lisbon; the new cable be-
tween Port Natal. South Africa. and
Perth, Australia; the new cable under
construction between Seattle. Wash.
and Sitka. Alaska. and the telegraph
line from Vancouver. B. c.. 10 different
points in Alaska. as juneau. Dawson
City, Valdez. st. Michaels and Nome.
The Trans-siberian Railway from ST.
Petersburg to Port Arthur and Vladi-
vostok Is given, rs well as the route
Of the Cape to Cairo railway in Africa.
as yet uncompleted and the spur OF
the Manchurian Railway that Is being
built directly to the back door Of Pc
kin via Rhaihr and Ralgan.
Colonial possessions arc indicated
by the same coloring as that OF the
mother countries. All the insular pos
sessions OF the United States are
clearly shown. Persons who are not
fully informed Of our acquisitions in
tho Pacific will be surprised to learn
Of the number Of islands IN that ocean
that are under our control.
The most difficult feature IN com.
piling a map Of this kind Is In de-
hning the political boundaries. which
are as accurate as could be ascertain
ci down to the very day the work
was finished
Among the recent changes in bound
aries may be mentioned the new Alb
yssinian boundary. the new arbitration
boundary between Chile and the Ar
gentine Republic. the new boundary
between Brazil and Bolivia, the Anglo
Turkish boundary at Alden and the
Spanish and French agreements on
the west coast Of Africa. There also
Is a question as to the political status
Of certain otbaT countries, as for in
stance the province OF Noyibazar. be-
tween Austria and Turkey; the Egyp-
tian Soudan and certain leased sec
tions, as the locality Of Lodi. between
British East Africa and the Congo