OT Re: Constructed maps
| From: | Roger Mills <rfmilly@...> |
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| Date: | Friday, January 11, 2008, 19:50 |
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Way back on 6/21/07 in response to Rik Roots' magnificent--
I wrote:
> I've tried on occasion to do similar maps by hand of my planet Cindu, but
> between inertia, absent or fading skills and lack of a good cartography
> text (with all the necessary formulae, tables etc.), nothing satisfies me.
> I really want to make a globe, but am not sure how to go about it.
Well, hurrah, I've acquired an old terrestrial globe (16in. diam., no stand,
but holes at N and S poles where one used to be)!! suitable for playing
with. I assume I'll either (1) have to paint over the whole thing, somehow
retaining the handy lat. and long. lines, then draw in the Cindu land
forms-- very challenging I suspect, or (2) make paper gores (with pre-drawn
land forms) to glue on, equally challenging I suspect. The Zompist website
has instructions for doing that, which I've tried, but getting the curvature
right is a mystery. I might try tracing outlines from the existing ones???
Does anyone know the geometrical qualities of a sphere? Are there formulae
for drawing those triangular shapes with curved sides? They are all
presumably arcs, but it would require a HUGE compass....or are they just
regular isosceles triangles (I doubt)?? Is there perchance some free or
inexpensive software that would help? I can do a lot of trial and error, of
course..... Maybe I should get in touch with the geography dept. at one of
the local colleges?
Has anyone ever tried such a project? Any suggestions or hints would be very
welcome (reply privately I think).
Thanks, Roger
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