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Maps and map-making; three lectures delivered under the auspices of the Royal geographical society (1910)

Reeves, Edward Ayearst, 1862-1945, Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain) · London, The Royal geographical society · leaf 91

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Fig. 73.—Africa according to Diego Ribero, a.d. 1529. … Fig. 74.—Modern Africa. SURVEY METHODS 73 that there is no natural zero line from which it can bemeasured ; whilst for latitude we have the equator, whichserves this purpose. We cannot dwell longer on these old charts, and themethods by which they were constructed, interesting thoughit would be to…

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