Glossy political map of the world (77 x 53cm / 30 x 21” approx.) from Schofield & Sims, in bright colours, printed on thin, good quality card. Its Modified Gall projection is a compromise between traditional presentations and the equal area Peters projection.Countries are shown in bright colours against vivid blue oceans. All place names are given in their English versions. There is no shading to show mountainous areas, etc, but main geographical features (the Sahara, Kirghiz Steppe, the Andes, etc) as indicated. In larger countries: Canada, USA, Brazil and Australia, internal the division into provinces/states is also shown. Latitude and longitude lines are drawn at intervals of 15°, with clocks along the longitude lines indicating the difference from the GMT (i.e. not the actual time zones).Projection in Modified Gall, with additional notes about it placed under the map.