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Graticule (cartography) Map of Europe with a 30° graticule in dark gray. A graticule (from Latin crāticula 'grill/grating'), on a map, is a graphical depiction of a coordinate system as a grid of lines, each line representing a constant coordinate value. [1] It is thus a form of isoline, and is commonly found on maps of many kinds, at scales ...
Longitude before the telescope. Eratosthenes in the 3rd century BCE first proposed a system of latitude and longitude for a map of the world. His prime meridian (line of longitude) passed through Alexandria and Rhodes, while his parallels (lines of latitude) were not regularly spaced, but passed through known locations, often at the expense of being straight lines.
Location map of USA Midwest. / 42.825; -92.25. Module:Location map/data/USA Midwest is a location map definition used to overlay markers and labels on an equirectangular projection map of USA Midwest. The markers are placed by latitude and longitude coordinates on the default map or a similar map image.
Map of the Alps. Module:Location map/data/Alps is a location map definition used to overlay markers and labels on an equirectangular projection map of the Alps.The markers are placed by latitude and longitude coordinates on the default map or a similar map image.
Module:Location map/data/USA Washington, D.C. is a location map definition used to overlay markers and labels on an equirectangular projection map of Washington, D.C.. The markers are placed by latitude and longitude coordinates on the default map or a similar map image.
Module:Location map/data/Atlanta, Georgia. Module:Location map/data/Atlanta, Georgia is a location map definition used to overlay markers and labels on an equirectangular projection map of Atlanta. The markers are placed by latitude and longitude coordinates on the default map or a similar map image.
Module:Location map/data/USA Pittsburgh is a location map definition used to overlay markers and labels on an equirectangular projection map of Pittsburgh. The markers are placed by latitude and longitude coordinates on the default map or a similar map image.
An alternative map image, usually a relief map, which can be displayed via the relief or AlternativeMap parameters; top = 40 Latitude at top edge of map, in decimal degrees; bottom = 37.6 Latitude at bottom edge of map, in decimal degrees; left = -79.7 Longitude at left edge of map, in decimal degrees; right = -74.8 Longitude at right edge of ...