Maps & Cartography

This 16th century cartographer wasn't projecting when he coined the term "atlas" to describe a large book of maps

Mercator

In about 150 A.D. this Greek astronomer in Egypt published "Geography", an 8-volume guide to mapmaking

Ptolemy

This table that accompanies a map explains what the symbols & colors represent

a legend

William, not Ayn, was the senior partner of this duo who started making maps in 1870s Chicago

Rand McNally

Heading east, the equator passes through the Maldives, & the next nation it reaches is this other island one

Indonesia

Other 70

a legend (3) the National Geographic (2) Rand McNally (2) (Gerardus) Mercator (2) a globe (2) elevation (2) cartography (2) charts (2) coordinates (2) stars (1)

Asia 8

Indonesia (2) Indian reservations (1) the Gulf of Tonkin (1) Oklahoma (1) Mongolia (1) Indian Territory (1) Uttar Pradesh (1)

Europe 8

the Mason-Dixon line (1) Sweden and Norway (1) Ptolemy (1) the Black Sea (1) the Tube (or the subway) (1) Gdansk (1) Oslo (1) air pressure (1)

Africa 6

Ptolemy (2) the Sahara desert (1) Abyssinia (1) Ghana (1) Zaire (1)

Middle East 4

Babylon (1) a road map (1) (Any 1 of) 1991, '92, '93, '97, '96, '98 (1) 1990 (1)

South America 2

Mercator (2)

Oceania 1

the international date line (1)