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2. Map projection - Wikipedia

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   Map projection. A medieval depiction of the Ecumene (1482, Johannes Schnitzer, engraver), constructed after the coordinates in Ptolemy's Geography and using his second map projection. In cartography, a map projection is any of a broad set of transformations employed to represent the curved two-dimensional surface of a globe on a plane.

3. U.S. Route 66 in Oklahoma - Wikipedia

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   U.S. Highway 66 Will Rogers Highway US 66 highlighted in red Route information Maintained by ODOT Length 374.6 mi (602.9 km) (as close as possible to the latest surface alignments, except at Tulsa and Oklahoma City) The length of SH-66 is 192.8 mi (310.3 km) Existed December 7, 1926 –April 1, 1985 Major junctions West end US 66 at Texas state line Major intersections US 81 in El Reno (west ...

4. Hagstrom Map - Wikipedia

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   Website. kappamapgroup .com /brands /hagstrom /. Hagstrom Map, based in Maspeth, Queens, was the best-selling brand of road maps in the New York City metropolitan area from the mid-20th to early 21st century. The New York Times in 2002 described Hagstrom's Five Borough Atlas as New York City's "map of record" for the previous 60 years.

5. Driving in the United States - Wikipedia

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   Driver's license. A driving license, typically called a "driver's license", is required to operate a motor vehicle on any public road in the United States. This license is issued by the authority of individual states (including Washington, D.C. and all territories ). Drivers are normally required to obtain a license from their state of ...

6. Journey Without Maps - Wikipedia

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   Journey Without Maps (1936) is a travel account by Graham Greene, about a 350-mile, 4-week walk through the interior of Liberia in 1935. It was Greene's first trip outside of Europe. He hoped to leave civilization and find the "heart of darkness" in Africa. The interior of Liberia was at the time poorly mapped (an American government map had ...

7. Kunyu Wanguo Quantu - Wikipedia

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   Kunyu Wanguo Quantu, printed by Matteo Ricci, Zhong Wentao and Li Zhizao, upon request of Wanli Emperor in Beijing, 1602. The 1602 Ricci map is a very large, 5 ft (1.52 m) high and 12 ft (3.66 m) wide, woodcut using a pseudocylindrical map projection showing China at the center of the known world. [2] It is the first map in Chinese to show the ...