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somebody doesn't know squat about map projections...

• ipince 12y ago
  care to explain?
  • jagger27 12y ago
    The above poster is mistaking the "rule" that only the Mercator projection allows for straight lines to represent the meridians and parallels of the map. While this is true for both longitude and latitude on Mercator, only longitudes are allowed to be straight on pseudocylindrical projections (like the one shown in the OP). Since the map in the OP only draws along horizontal lines it's fine to use that type of projection. Cylindrical (Mercator): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mercator_projection_SW.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mercator_projection_SW.jp... Pseudocylindrical (Wagner): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Wagner_VI_projection_SW.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Wagner_VI_projection_SW.j...
    • justmytwospence 12y ago
      I do indeed stand corrected. The projection wasn't stated and I presumed too much without really inspecting it.