Naslov
Map Projection Reconstruction of a Map by Mercator

Autori
Rajaković, Marina ; Kljajić, Ivka ; Lapaine, Miljenko

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u zbornicima skupova, cjeloviti rad (in extenso), znanstveni

Izvornik
Cartography from Pole to Pole : Selected Contributions to the XXVIth International Conference of the ICA ; Lecture Notes in Geoinformation and Cartography / Buchroithner, Manfred ; Prechtel, Nikolas ; Burghardt, Dirk - Berlin : Heidelberg : Springer, 2014, 31-44

ISBN
978-3-642-32617-2

Skup
International Cartographic Conference of the ICA (26 ; 2013)

Mjesto i datum
Dresden, Njemačka, 25.08.2013. - 30.08.2013

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
Mercator, map projections, trapezoidal projection

Sažetak
The paper describes the beginning of research on Mercator's map Sclavonia, Croatia, Bosnia cum Dalmatiae parte. This map has many editions and shows a great part of present-day Croatia. Zagreb, the capital of Croatia, is shown in two different places on the map. Naturally, this raises the question of its accuracy. One of the first steps in the research process was finding the mathematical basis, i.e. the map projection used to create the map. The research results showed it was a trapezoidal projection, but there are no references as to where an appropriate derivation of the equations can be found. Therefore, on the basis of Mercator’s own description, cited in this paper, the derivation of the equations for his trapezoidal projection is given. He used this map projection to produce the map Sclavonia, Croatia, Bosnia cum Dalmatiae parte, as well as many other maps.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Geodezija

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