Expertly researched and designed, National Geographic's United States Wall Map is the authoritative map of the world by which other reference maps are measured.
Product Features:
- Antique-style "executive" color palette for home or office
- Background shows mountain ranges and valleys in subtle shaded relief with mountain ranges labeled
- Major water bodies including rivers, lakes, glaciers, oceans, seas, gulfs, bays, and straits
- Clearly defined intranational boundaries, cities, islands, airports, and physical features
- Thousands of place names carefully and artfully placed to maintain legibility in heavily populated areas
- Up-to-date intranational boundaries and territorial control reflect de facto status on the ground
- Meticulously researched using multiple authoritative sources including the U.N., U.S. Board on Geographic Names, and policies of individual governments.
- Accurate place names use a combination of conventional English names, official national names, and standard transliterations for non-Latin alphabets.
- Drawn in Lambert Conformal Conic projection with distortions minimized unlike other USA maps
- Corner inset maps feature Alaska, Hawai'i, and the principal Hawai'ian Islands
- The map is encapsulated in heavy-duty 1.6 mil laminate, which makes the paper much more durable and resistant to the swelling and shrinking caused by changes in humidity. Laminated maps can be framed without the need for glass, so the frames can be much lighter and less expensive.
- Ready-to-Frame maps are printed on foamcore. Foamcore is a board of polystyrene foam clad with an outer facing of white clay-coated paper on either side. It is the preferred medium for using map tacks and pins. Each ready-to-frame item comes ready to pop into a 48" × 32" frame for wall presentation.
- Map Scale = 1:4,557,000
- Sheet Size = 43" × 30" (109.2cm x 76.2cm)
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