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1 map : color ; 43 x 74 cm., folded to 13 x 20 cm.
produced by National Geographic Maps for National Geographic Magazine ; Allen Carroll, Director of Cartography ; John F. Shupe, Chief Cartographer.
Shows exploration routes of all the major explorers from 1 A.D. to the present. Col. thumbnail portraits of explorers with historical/geographical information also given.
"Supplement to the National Geographic, February 1998."
Includes ancillary polar hemisphere maps, historical timeline with accompanying notes, and col. ill.
Ancillary maps on verso: 1. To A.D. 100, Setting out -- 2. A.D. 100-1400, Expanding provincial realms -- 3. 1400-1700, Voyaging for God, glory, and gold -- 4. 1700-1900s, Charting the world, expanding the mind.
Text, col. ill. of the types of exploration craft (boats, ships, balloons, etc.) along left and right borders, "National Geographic 2000" logo, and col. ill. on verso.
Scale 1:54,109,440. 1 in. = 854 miles at the equator ;
Winkel Tripel proj., central meridian 0⁰