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Subject: Can world maps be centered on varying coordinates
Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2013 16:21:34 +0000
From: Skarich, Bojana <[log in to unmask]>
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CC: Marti, Elida <[log in to unmask]>
Hi All,
I’m a newbie map cataloger and I have a question about world maps
centered on “atypical” coordinates. I have a map:
Chart of limits of seas and oceans (publ. by Aeronautical Chart and
Information Center in 1953).
In a copy record, the left margin longitude is stated as W 90°, and the
right margin longitude is W 90°. (ocm77050953).
Can this be right or is this a cataloging error? Wouldn’t you expect a
world map to have longitudinal coordinates at W 180° degrees and E 180°?
Or is it the case that a world map can be*centered* in any longitude
that better serves the cartographer’s purpose?
Thanks for any feedback you have on this J
Bojana
Bojana Skarich
Non-Print Catalog Librarian
Michigan State University Libraries
366 W. Circle Drive
East Lansing, MI 48824
517-353-9034
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