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Monmonier quoted in Atlas Obscura article on orientation of early maps
Mark Monmonier, Distinguished Professor of Geography, notes that the group of west-oriented maps of Virginia could simply have come about because people copied [John] Smith, whose map was early and famous.
August 7, 2018
Monmonier cited in Atlas Obscura article on map projection
"There are a large number of other map projections, many of which are better than either one of" the Mercator Projection and the Peters Projection, according to Distinguished Professor Emeritus Mark Monmonier.
March 31, 2017