The Universal Transverse Mercator grid system, shown as if all maps were laid together like an unfolded globe
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The US Army Map Service's scheme for recalculating the European triangulation, 1947
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Japan, Hokkaido to Kyushu. Map created by Tadataka Inō (1745–1818) using the traverse surveying technique rather than triangulation
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ok that looks like a fantastic rabbit hole. Also, a very functional invasion map
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It's from here: Floyd Hough, 'The Readjustment of European Triangulation', Transactions, American Geophysical Union 28 (Feb 1947), 63
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