Tag Archives: longitude
Maps, and How to Read Them
There is a lot of information to be found in a map, almost overwhelmingly so. With the proliferation of digital maps (and their apps), the art of cartography is diminishing somewhat, but knowing how to read a map is still … Continue reading
Posted in Infotoons
Tagged art director, cartography, coordinates, freelance illustration, infographic, Infotoon, latitude, longitude, michael kline, scale, whimsical illustration
Leave a comment
How To Peel a Planet
If the kids are bored some afternoon, and the question of map projections comes up (just sayin’), dig around for a piece of citrus (navel oranges do well), draw a likeness of the earth on the surface, then have the … Continue reading
Posted in Infotoons
Tagged Alan MacEachren, Arthur H. Robinson, cartography, geography, latitude, longitude, map projection, Mercator, orange, Peters map, transverse Mercator, vitamin c
Leave a comment