Overview
The World Classic Political Standard Map features an eye-popping color scheme, with a blue ocean background set against the complementary pale hues of the landmasses. The countries are shaded grey and feature boldly colored borders that separate the nations from each other, along with the oceans. The waters showcase a mixture of light and dark regions, that add complexity to the blue color and represent the varied depths of the ocean. The northern and southern Polar regions of the planet are displated in insets on the corners of the map in addition to the world vegetation/land use and population density, both of which also are inset into the respective bottom corners. TheWorld Classic Political Standard Map is an attractive and educational addition to the home, school, store or business that will delight for years to come.
National Geographic
National Geographic is regarded as one of the world's foremost authorities on geography. For almost a century, the society has been making political, physical and thematic maps with great cartographic merit. The society uses modern digital mapping techniques to enhance the geography of these high quality cartographic charts. Since 1998, National Geographic has officially switched over to the Winkel Tripel Map Projection to try to mitigate the spatial distortion inherent to maps. The National Geographic organization aims to craft products that "inspire people to care about and explore the world" through extensive research of the planet's relief and upholding a rigorous standard of cartographic excellence. The society's passion for accuracy in portraying the world has helped maintain their first-rate status as one of the best resources for geographic concerns.