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Map Details:National Geographic, Washington, D.C. 2004color satellite photographs composed on polished poster paper, double sided with conventional map of the world on versocondition: professionally flattened, good color, originally folded, fold lines visibledimensions: 35" x 21 7/8"Description:National Geographic and its Map Department from the 19th c. to date continues to provide its readers with a view of our world. That world has expanded cartographically from newly explored locations on land and sea, up mountains and over deserts and more recently underwater. Mapping techniques in National Geographic maps began with surveys and paper renderings. Technology in the 20th century added sonar and satellite imaging as tools for measuring and creating imagery for National Geographic maps. The Earth at Night, 2004 was created by assembling satellite photographs of the Earth taken at night.Technology is not the subject of this world map, however. The topic is human consumption of energy 24/7 and human… Read More