 | 1820 - 352 strani
...representation of the earth, or any part of it, upon paper or any plane surface. In general, the top of a Map is north, the bottom south, the right hand east, and the left hand west. Cities and towns are represented by an ° ; rivers, by black lines, bending irregularly ; mountains... | |
 | Joseph Emerson Worcester - 1822 - 354 strani
...map is a representation of the earth's surface, or some part of it, upon a plane. The top of maps is north, the bottom south, the right hand east, and the left hand west. Latitude and Longitude are the same on maps as on the •globe. Latitude is expressed by figures which... | |
 | William Channing Woodbridge - 1826 - 230 strani
...is on our left, North before us, and South behind us. 21. On a Map or Chart, the upper partis always North, the bottom South, the right hand East, and the left hand West, as represented in the following figure. 22. Between the cardinal points, are marked four others, North-East,... | |
 | Thomas Keith - 1826 - 400 strani
...generally drawn square, or in the shape of a page of a book.* The top or upper part of a map is always north; the bottom south; the right hand east; and the left hand west. 2. Latitude is the distance which any place lies directly north or soutfi of an imaginary line called... | |
 | William Channing Woodbridge - 1827 - 496 strani
...on our left, north before us, and south behind us. 63. On a map or chart, the upper part is always north — the bottom, south — the right hand, east — and the left hand, west— as represented in the following figure. (5.) Points of the Compass. 54. The course of a river is that... | |
 | England - 1829 - 282 strani
...see whether you can give the proper answers to them. In looking at a map remember that the top is the north, the bottom south, the right hand east, and the left hand west. LETTER II. MY DEAR BOY, I TOLD you, in my last Letter, that the Romans and the Saxons, and the Danes,... | |
 | James Gordon Carter, William Hathorne Brooks - 1830 - 130 strani
...answer the purpose. Let his attention first be directed to the map, and inform him that the top is north, the bottom south, the right hand east, and the left hand west. Let him find on the map the town where he resides, and observe carefully its shape, its ponds, its... | |
 | James Gordon Carter, William Hathorne Brooks - 1830 - 124 strani
...answer the purpose. Let his attention first be directed to the map, and inform him that the top is north, the bottom south, the right hand east, and the left hand west. Let him find on the map the town where he resides, and observe carefully its shape, its ponds, its... | |
 | James Gordon Carter - 1830 - 244 strani
...well answer the purpose. Let his attention first be directed to the map and inform him that the top is north, the bottom south, the right hand east, and the left hand west. Let him find on the map the town where he resides, and observe carefully its shape,its ponds, its rivers,... | |
 | Thomas Tucker Smiley - 1830 - 280 strani
...surface of the earth, and may be delineated on any plane or sphere. The top of a map is the north part, the bottom south, the right hand east, and the left hand west. MAP. Latitude is the distance of a place north or south of the Equator, and cannot exceed 90 degrees.... | |
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Let his attention first be directed to the map, and inform him that the top is north, the bottom south, the right hand east, and the left hand west. 
