The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-11-15
MAP OF THE WORLD.
First Sheet Issued of United States Sec
ton of Millionth Scale Map.

ton of Millionth Scale Map.
The first sheet of the United States
portion of the international map of the
world has just been issued by the United
States geological survey and includes
Rhode Island and portions of New York,
Connecticut, Massachusetts,, New Hamp-
shire, Maine and Nova Scotia. This
world map, recently undertaken by an
agreement among the leading nations,
is being prepared on the scale OF ] to
l,000,0 00--that is, l linear inch on the
map represents 100000 inches, or near
lily 10 miles, on the earth's surface. The
map is to consist of about 500 sheets
covering all the land areas of the world,
each sheet representing four degrees of
latitude and six degrees or longitude.
The sheets win be numbered accorerng
to scheme covering the whole world,
and the symbols indicating the natural
| features and the works of man Will be
uniform on all the sheets. It has been
the dream of geographers for m.ny
years to have an international map sci
entifcally constructed on uniform
scale, and the work is now well under
way. The maps at present available,
printed on all sorts of scales, in geogra-
plies and aliases, where the most inn
portant areas are allotted the greatest
space, inevitably lead to misconceptions |
as to the relative size of the different |
countries. Thus it may not be generally |
realized that the area of Scotland and |
Ireland together is less than that or any /
one of our five largest states; or that |
Texas is much larger than France; or
that the new states of New Mexico and
Arizona are each larger than the com
bincd areas OF the Balkan countries of
Bulgaria, Roumania, Servia, and Monte.
negro, now engaged in war with Tur-
key; or that Argentina IL more than
three times the size of the thirteen orig.
inal states. With an international map
OH uniform scale, the study of compar-
alive geography will become far more
fascinating and instructive.
Printed in Six colors.
The sheet Just issued, which is num-
bered North X 10" and known as the
Boston sheet, is printed in six co;ors
and shows all the principal cities and
towns, railroads, main wagon roads, and
other works of man, and the rivers,
lakes, and other water features. The
different depths of the ocean are de-
noted by contour lines, or depth
and various shades of blue, and
the relief, or attitudes of all parts OF I
the land surface, by contour lines and
color gradations, from pale green to
brown, different tint being used for
each 100 metres of altitude. The sheets
Tor the completed millionth map of The
world would if combined cover an area
about $50 feet by rs feet. or a globe 40
feet in diameter; the United States
portion would be about 10 feet in width,
very large wall map. The Boston
heet is "a by 25 inches and this will be
he size of most of the United States
heets. The maps of areas at the far
forth covering six degrees of longi-
ude will of course be much narrower
han those of areas covering six degrees
{ the equator. :
AT the present rate of progress, the
United States portion of the internation-
/ map should be finished within eight
r ten years. 1t will be by far the best
zap of the country in existence.
Need of an Accurate Map.
There is, in fact, no very accurate map
the United States as whole, al ?
lough the geological survey publishes a
ase map about 7 feet in width and the
eneral land office has issued a similar
Jap. Most of the commercial maps, y
rough pretty to look upon, are full of [
ross errors. For superficial study of =
lie country, the ordinary maps may
rive the purpose, but when one finds a
'wn five or six miles out of position
it'll reference to a railroad or some y
her town, he realizes that the present
~ geography or atlas map is anything
It accurate.
The geological survey has Topographic
lily mapped in great detail more than
ethird of the United States, but these
APPS are mostly on a scale of one mile
two miles TO the inch and are TOO
rye for ordinary comparative purposes.
he Boston sheet of the milliontk scale
ap is very accurate map and is a
autiful product of the engravcr's and
bographer's art, printed on fine enam-
d paper. This sheet is sold by the
illogical survey at the bare cost of
namely. 40 cents, which will
the price of the other sheets as is
I'd. Thus the entire map of the United =
ites will cost 5000. As a prelim
Iry 10 the issuance Of the completed
or sections OF the United States por-
n of the worh's map. the survey is
nting, in black and white. state maps
the scale of to 100000. being thus
IT times as large as the worlds map
the same area. Already such maps y
Re been finished and printed for Yer =
mt. Illinois. Indiana. Iowa. Minnesota.
ssissippi and Georgia and a dozen 9th
are in process Of publication. These
sold by the survey az varying prices
oniing TO the size q the maj. For
lance. the Vermont reap j. solA AZ 10
T. and the Minnesota map az 40 cents.
coiored Boston sheet North X lal
the worlds map or any Of the state n
ps mentioned can be procured from
director Of the United States geo
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