Education and demonstration – Geography – Map or terrain model
Patent
1997-01-13
1999-03-16
Hirsch, Paul J.
Education and demonstration
Geography
Map or terrain model
434132, G09B 2506, G09B 2912
Patent
active
058821996
ABSTRACT:
Maps are depicted on curved surfaces to present the shapes of geographical features without the distortion that is inherent in flat maps. In one of the disclosed embodiments, each of two or map posters has a curved map shell representing a geographical feature of interest. The map shells have convex sides and concave sides. In order to permit compact shipping or storage, the map posters are arranged so that the convex side of one map shell faces the concave side of the next map shell.
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