Tuesday, June 22, 2010

World Map

I've been wanting to put up a world map in my apartment for a while. At first I figured I'll just buy one at the annual poster sale (Imaginus) in September. Then I decided that I wanted something better. So I went to the online National Geographic store, and looked at their "Earth-toned Atlantic-centered World Political Map". It turns out this map is available in 10 different formats:



  • Paper (46X30in,$12.95)

  • laminated (46X30,$24.95)

  • mounted (46X30,$249)

  • Postersize (24X36,$12.99)

  • Postersize and laminated (14X36,$24.99)

  • Postersize and mounted (26X38,$149)

  • Enlarged (70X49,$29.95)

  • Enlarged and laminated (70X49,$59.95)

  • Enlarged and mounted (73X48,$499)

  • Mural (116X76) $99





I did not get a framed version because they are very expensive. But I did get a laminated version, and I can't wait for it to arrive!

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  1. mvcJune 29, 2010 at 9:58 PM

    Neat map!

    How did you choose a projection? I like that one by the way, but there are so many to choose from!

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  2. mvcJuly 1, 2010 at 11:21 AM

    Makes sense :)

    I used to be a fan of the Gall-Peters projection, but I've since become convinced that non-rectangular projections are the way to go, like the one you chose.

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  3. Riimus FungusJuly 1, 2010 at 3:00 PM

    I just looked up the "Gall-Peters". It looks funny =o). Wikipedia classifies the "Winkel Tripel" as a compromise projection.

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