Overview
National Geographic's World Decorator Political Standard Map exhibits the organization's exacting cartography with a vivid color scheme. The Decorator features political cartography that also has physical information detailed over the ocean regions. The vibrant hues of the political map are enhanced by shading that illustrates the relief of the ocean floor, showing underwater fractures, ridges and seamounts. The North and South Polar Regions, world vegetation cover and world landforms each have a separate inset in a different corner of the map. The World Decorator Political Standard Map is a brilliant offering from National Geographic that informs while retaining a unique decorative flavor in the home, store, office or school. The lamination ensures that the quality will last 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.