Cartographic confusion and nationalism: the Washington meridian in the early nineteenth century. Edney, M. Mapline, 69-70:4–8, 1993. 00002 GEOBASE
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Reviews the 19th century emergence of cartographers constructing maps with a zero meridian of longitude passing through Washington DC. The interplay is discussed of "observed' and "cartographic' longitude, compass and astronomical calculations. -M.Blakemore
@article{edney_cartographic_1993,
	title = {Cartographic confusion and nationalism: the {Washington} meridian in the early nineteenth century},
	volume = {69-70},
	issn = {01960881},
	abstract = {Reviews the 19th century emergence of cartographers constructing maps with a zero meridian of longitude passing through Washington DC. The interplay is discussed of "observed' and "cartographic' longitude, compass and astronomical calculations. -M.Blakemore},
	journal = {Mapline},
	author = {Edney, M.H.},
	year = {1993},
	note = {00002 
GEOBASE},
	keywords = {LONGITUDE, cartographic history, map history, meridian, nationalism},
	pages = {4--8},
}

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