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Image:BlankMap-World.png – World map, Robinson projection centered on the meridian circa 11°15' to east from the Greenwich Prime Meridian. Microstates and island nations are generally represented by single or few pixels approximate to the capital; all territories indicated in the UN listing of territories and regions are exhibited.
The various map projections that have been developed provide different ways of balancing accuracy and the unavoidable distortion inherent in making world maps. Perhaps the best-known projection is the Mercator Projection , originally designed as a nautical chart .
The original can be viewed here: BlankMap-World-162E.svg: . Modifications made by Shadowxfox . I, the copyright holder of this work, hereby publish it under the following license:
Blank maps of the world for historical use: pre-1800: 1 · 820 · 1500 · 1710. 19th century. 1840 · 1861 · 1866 · 1872 · 1898. 20th century.
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This world map is a retouched picture, which means that it has been digitally altered from its original version. Modifications: Colored map. The original can be viewed here: BlankMap-World.svg: . Modifications made by Shadowxfox.
This SVG world map uses embedded raster graphics to show its topographic structures. This is a featured picture on the English language Wikipedia ( Featured pictures ) and is considered one of the finest images.