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Equal Area Map of the United States
	How the map was developed (by Len Guelke) Bio on Len Guelke For teachers and students: Q & A for the classroom Free B&W downloads for student practice (and testing) Critique of the USA map by Denis Wood Should Puerto Rico be the 51st state � �Si� or �No� Order a USA map

The Population Map
	Map explanation - 1900 words that explain the map! More about the map's development, the cartographers and contributors If the World were a village� great statistics for expanding global awareness - Sources & credits for statistics used in If the World were a village� Free sample of the Population Map postcard Order a Population map

Waterman Butterfly Map
	Steve Waterman's Website See the prototype map Free sample of the Waterman Butterfly Map postcard Order a Waterman map

Hobo-Dyer Equal Area
	Cartographers for the Hobo-Dyer Background info Additional Panels President Jimmy Carter uses the map Test yourself with the Hobo-Dyer Quiz Order a Hobo-Dyer map

What's Up? South! World Map
	Details on this and other "South Up" maps. What's Up? South! Map explanation Order a What's Up? South! map

Peters Map

Cartographers for the Peters Map
Peters Projection Map Explanation
A Photo Biography of Dr. Arno Peters' Extraordinary Life
DVD: Arno Peters - Radical Map, Remarkable Man. Watch the trailer
Copyright-free 11x17 Peters Map (with boundaries; no country names)
Peters Map stars on TV's West Wing
Handbook to the Peters Projection Map
The debate about Tibet>
Free sampleof the Peters Map postcard
Order a Peters Map

McArthur's Universal Corrective Map
	History of the McArthur Universal Corrective Map - watch a video clip A user comments about the map Order a McArthur map

Mercator Map
	Discussion about Mercator map and other map projections See why Antarctica is usually cropped off The positioning of the equator Comparison of Africa vs. Greenland Free Mercator poster Order a Mercator map

Mecca-centered Map
	Free sample of the Mecca-centered postcard

Guelke's Toronto-centered projection
	Description

The Robinson Projection
	Arthur H. Robinson � the �Dean� of American cartography Background on the projection

Fuller Dymaxion Map
	The Buckminster Fuller Institute Round globe unfolding to Dymaxion World Map Dymaxion Map panel on the Hobo-Dyer Map

Van Sant's GeoSphere
	The Geosphere Project Tom Van Sant biography

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