,A ,GREAT ,GLOBE 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,ELISEE ,RECLUS 

,TEXT 3 

,REC5TLY  
BE+ 9 CONV]SATION H]E 9 ,LONDON ) A TRAVEL] & DISCOV]]1 ,I 
M5TION$ ! GREAT GEOGRAPHICAL IMPORTANCE ( ACCURATE REPRES5TATIONS ( \R 
PLANET 9 ! %APE ( GLOBES2 SUDD5LY HE 9T]RUPT$ ME1 & SAID ) A SMILE1 
0,:AT IS ! USE ( Y\R ,LILLIPUTIAN GLOBES1 T51 A HUNDR$1 OR A ?\S& Y>DS ?ICK1 
:5 Y\ HAVE ! V]Y GLOBE ITSELF1 \R GOOD & B5EFIC5T ,E>?1 TO WALK OV]1 
TO LOOK AT1 TO /UDY1 & TO LOVE80 ,( C\RSE ,I LAU<$1 & ?\<T ) HIM ?AT ALL 
REPRES5TATIONS & SYMBOLS ( LIFE >E V]Y LITTLE 9 COMP>ISON ) LIFE ITSELF3 \R 
WORKS >E SMALL :5 CONTRA/$ ) NATURE4 ,BUT ! GREAT MAN :O ?US SPOKE 
9 JOKE KNEW AS WELL AS ,I DO1 ! VALUE ( SCRUPUL\S EFFECTS 9 GEOGRAPHICAL WORK4 
,HE HAS HIMSELF DRAWN V]Y USEFUL MAPS1 :I* 5ABLE US TO FOLL[ HIM 9 HIS GREAT 
TRAVELS4 ,WE CANNOT ALL P]AMBULATE ! SURFACE ( \R PLANET1 BUT WE MAY /ILL BE 
V]Y USEFUL 9 A SECOND>Y WAY4 ,! GREAT QUE/ION IS TO KN[ 9 :AT DIRECTION 
WE >E TO EX]T \RSELVES 9 ORD] TO PRODUCE ! GREATE/ AM\NT ( P]FECT 
SCI5TIFIC LABOR4 ,! *OS5 FEW WILL MAKE DISCOV]IES2 ! O!RS1 LESS =TUNATE1 
BUT HAPPY /ILL1 WILL FOLL[ 9 ! TRACK OP5$ TO !M4 

,ONE ( \R EM95T GEOGRAPH]S1 :O IS PRES5T AT ?IS MEET+1 ,DR4 ,HU< 
,ROB]T ,MILL1 GAVE US1 A FEW YE>S AGO1 A LECTURE ON ! 0,GEOGRAPHICAL ,WORK ( ! 
,FUTURE10 & PUT GREAT /RESS ON ?IS1 ?AT 0 ACCURATE C>TOGRAPHIC REPRES5TATION 
IS ! V]Y ESS5CE ( GEOGRAPHY40 ,C]TA9LY HE WAS RI<T4 ,ACCURACY ( DESIGN IS ( 
P>AM\NT IMPORTANCE1 & ?IS IS ! REASON :Y GEODESI/S MEASURE ! SURFACE ( 
! ,E>? ) SU* WOND]FUL C>E & PRECISION3 A DIFF]5CE ( A FEW MILLIMET]S 
ON TWO MEASUREM5TS ( A L9E ( BASE IS JU/LY A GREAT MATT] ( DISCUSSION1 & 
OBLIGES ! SCI5TIFIC BODIES TO BEG9 ! WORK AGA94 ,?US A P]FECT EXACTITUDE IS 
OBTA9$ 9 GEODETIC CALCULATIONS1 & ! REAL DI/ANCES & PROPORTIONS ( ALL 
GEOGRAPHICAL FEATURES >E TRIUMPHANTLY MADE \T2 BUT ! RESULTS1 AL?\< FULFILL+ 
ALL EXPECTATIONS & P]FECT 9 REGI/]S & TABLES1 >E 9 A C]TA9 MEASURE 
PRACTICALLY LO/ ON ! DECEITFUL MAPS & *>TS3 !RE TRU?FUL REPRES5TATION 
IS QUITE \T ( ! QUE/ION1 AT LEA/ = ALL P>TS ( ! FIGURE :I* >E NOT 
DEL9EAT$ ON ! C5T] ( ! MAP4 ,A PLANE SURFACE NEV] WILL NOR CAN BE ! 
REAL REPRES5TATION ( A SPH]ICAL SURFACE4 ,SPL5DID DEVICES MAY BE IMAG9$ BY ! 
MA!MATICIANS TO LESS5 ! IMPORTANCE ( ]RORS ACCORD+ TO ?IS OR ?AT DIM5SION ( ! MAP1 BUT AL?\< ,I DO NOT D5Y ! IMM5SE CONV5I5CY ( MAPS1 
)\T :I* !RE W\LD BE NO GEOGRAPHY AT ALL1 /ILL WE MAY PO9T \T ! ]RORS 
:I* WILL SUBSI/1 & SOMETIMES WE FEEL TEMPT$ TO ASK1 0,:AT'S ! USE ( 
HAV+ SECUR$ P]FECT ACCURACY 9 MEASUREM5T1 )9 ONE MILLIMET]1 :5 
ON PAP] ! ]RORS MU/ AM\NT TO Y>DS1 FURLONGS1 & MILES80 

,!RE IS ONLY ONE WAY TO REPRES5T TRULY ! SURFACE ( ! ,E>?4 ,CURVES >E TO 
BE TRANSLAT$ 9 CURVES2 A SPH]E OR FRAGM5T ( A SPH]E MU/ BE REPRODUC$ BY 
ANO!R SPH]E OR FRAGM5T ( SPH]E4 ,!RE=E >E WE REALLY A/ONI%$ ?AT 
PUBLIC ATT5TION & ! SPECIAL C>E ( GEOGRAPH]S >E SO LITTLE ATTRACT$ T[>DS 
?IS LOGICAL MODE ( GEOGRAPHICAL WORK4 

,! PROGRESS ( C>TOGRAPHY PROP] HAS BE5 REALLY IMM5SE4 ,:5 WE COMP>E 
! MAPS & *>TS :I* >E N[ CON/RUCT$ BY ! V>I\S 9DU/RIAL1 M>ITIME1 & MILIT>Y /AFFS ) ! V]Y 9T]E/+ MAPS ( ! LA/ C5TURY1 :I* 
HAD BE5 ALSO CON/RUCT$ ) GREAT C>E BY ! BE/ GEOGRAPH]S & AT V]Y 
GREAT EXP5SE1 WE >E /RUCK BY ! M>VEL\S 9CREASE ( ?OSE DOCUM5TS1 NOT 
ONLY 9 QUANTITY1 BUT ALSO 9 QUALITY4 ,I MAY SAY ?AT C]TA9 MAPS1 :]E ! SCALE 
IS V]Y L>GE1 & :I*1 9 FACT1 MAY BE CONSID]$ P>T ( AN IMM5SE GLOBE1 >E AT 
! SAME TIME SO GLORI\SLY EMBELLI%$ BY COLORS & GRADUAT$ T9TS ?AT !Y >E 
REALLY WOND]FUL TO LOOK AT1 BO? AS TRUE REPRES5TATIONS ( NATURE & AS M>VEL\S 
WORKS ( >T4 ,! IMPRESSION :I* G5U9E GEOGRAPH]S FEEL IS V]Y NE> OR EV5 
5TIRELY SIMIL> TO ?AT ( AN >TI/ BE=E A GLORI\S PICTURE OR /ATUE4 ,TO SEE 
NATURE ITSELF1 & TO BEHOLD AT ! SAME TIME A PICTURE ( IT 9 P]FECT ACCORDANCE 
) ! REALITY1 IS POSITIVELY A RAPTURE4 ,AS EXAMPLES1 !RE >E ! (FICIAL MAPS 
( ,SWITZ]L& OR ! ,BAY ( ,NAPLES4 

,BUT1 RETURN+ TO SPHA]OGRAPHY1 WE MU/ AV[ ?AT !RE >E V]Y FEW GLOBES OR 
SEGM5TS ( GLOBES :I* HAVE BE5 MADE ) SUFFICI5T C>E TO BE HELD 9 COMP>ISON ) ! BE/ *>TS4 ,G5]ALLY !Y >E MU* LESS SCRUPUL\SLY DRAWN1 BE+ 
CON/RUCT$ MORE = %[ ?AN = SCI5CE2 !Y >E LESS WOR?Y ( ATT5TION4 ,( 
C\RSE1 SOME ( ! ELABORATE GLOBES :I* HAVE BE5 ISSU$ BY V>I\S PUBLI%]S 
>E ALTOGE!R V]Y CR$ITABLE OBJECTS1 BUT FEW >E TO BE /UDI$ ) ! SAME 
CONFID5CE AS MAPS 9 ALMO/ ALL CIVILIZ$ C\NTRIES4 ,SOME ( ! GLOBES 
:I* HAVE BE5 CON/RUCT$ >E HUGE 9 DIM5SIONS4 ,!RE IS ONE CUT 9 A ROCK1 ,I 
BELIEVE1 ON ! SEA%ORE NE> ,B\RNEM\?1 BUT ,I DON'T KN[ IF IT HAS ANY REAL 
VALUE4 ,!RE WAS ONE AT ! LA/ ,P>IS ,EXHIBITION :I* WAS SOME #ab FEET 9 
CIRCUMF]5CE1 BE+ ONE-MILLION? ( ! MO!R ,E>? TO SCALE1 & ,I MU/ SAY 
?IS GIGANTIC GLOBE HAS LEFT ON M9DS ( ! ?REE HUNDR$ ?\S& PEOPLE :O SAW 
IT A V]Y DEEP IMPRESSION1 BY ! M]E COMP>ISON ( DRY L& & SEA1 & ! 
L>GE PROPORTIONS ( C\NTRIES :I* >E ORD9>ILY %[N 9 ,LILLIPUTIAN =MS 9 
MO/ ATLASES4 ,I REMEMB]1 ALSO1 ! REAL FEEL+ ( RAPTURE :I* P]VAD$ ME 
:51 9 MY Y\?1 ,I WALK$ 9SIDE ( ,WYLDE'S GLOBE1 NE> ?IS V]Y PLACE1 
ADMIR+ ! MAGNIFIC5T SI<T4 ,BUT ?AT NOBLE /RUCTURE1 AS WELL AS ! ,P>IS 
,EXHIBITION GLOBE1 MADE NO PRET5SE TO ACCURACY 9 GEOGRAPHY PROP]2 !Y HAD 
BE5 DESIGN$ ONLY TO BE LOOK$ AT FROM AF>1 )\T ANY SPECIAL /UDY ( M9OR 
DETAILS4 

,! ,P>IS GLOBE WAS TO BE SE5 FROM ! \TSIDE1 ON A W9D+ /AIRCASE2 ! 
,LONDON ,WYLDE'S GLOBE1 =GOTT5 N[ BY \R CONTEMPOR>IES1 WAS SE5 FROM ! 
9SIDE1 & WAS TO BE CONTEMPLAT$ AT ONE CIRCUL> GLANCE4 ,ACCORD+ TO ,ALFR$ 
,RUSSEL ,WALLACE1 :OSE OP9ION HAS SU* GREAT WEI<T1 ! LA/ ME?OD W\LD BE 
REALLY ! BE/4 

,I REPEAT IT AGA91 ?IS DEP>TM5T ( GEOGRAPHY1 SPHA]OGRAPHY1 AL?\< ! 
MO/ IMPORTANT TO DEVELOP1 HAS NOT KEPT PACE ) ! O!R1 C>TOGRAPHY1 & ,I 
PRESUME IT WILL BE A REAL REVOLUTION :5 IT HAS TAK5 9 SCI5CE & PRACTICE ! 
P>AM\NT PLACE IT DES]VES4 ,AT PRES5T SMALL GLOBES >E V]Y MU* 9 USE = 
S*OOLS1 BUT WE KN[ H[ ?AT- P>T ( ! $UCATIONAL FURNITURE IS %AMEFULLY 
NEGLECT$2 ! V]Y FACT ?AT IT IS F\ND 9 ELEM5T>Y CLASSES IS ONE CAUSE ( ! 
DISDA9 9 :I* GLOBES >E G5]ALLY HELD4 ,!RE IS1 P]HAPS1 ANO!R REASON4 
,GLOBES ( L>GE PROPORTIONS >E V]Y CUMBR\S OBJECTS1 & 9 \R CR[D$ CITIES1 
:]E SPACE IS SO EXP5SIVE1 IT IS V]Y DIFFICULT TO F9D PLACE = !SE SCI5TIFIC 
GUE/S4 ,&1 ABOVE ALL1 ! BE/ ( REASONS IS ?AT $UCATION HAS NOT BE5 YET 
DIRECT$ 9 ?AT WAY1 & PEOPLE1 EV5 SCI5TIFIC PEOPLE1 >E NOT YET SUFFICI5TLY 
CONV9C$ ( ! ABSOLUTE NECESSITY !RE IS TO /UDY GEOGRAPHY ON IMAGES ( \R 
PLANET R$UC$ TO A COMMODI\S SCALE & ) ! REAL PROPORTIONS4 ,!RE IS NO 
GEOGRAPH]1 H[EV] LE>N$ & ACCU/OM$ TO ! READ+ ( MAPS1 :O IS NOT 
CON/ANTLY AT A LOSS TO UND]/& IMM$IATELY1 AT ! SI<T ( *>TS DRAWN ON ALL 
K9DS ( SCALES1 :AT EXACT PROPORTIONS ! C\NTRY REPRES5T$ BE>S TO HIS [N 
L& OR DI/RICT4 ,HE WILL NOT SEE ! REAL /ATE ( ?+S2 HE WILL TRY TO REMEMB] 
! FIGURES HE HAS LE>N$ BY HE>T1 OR MAKE T$I\S CALCULATIONS1 :I* >E A GREAT 
LOSS ( TIME4 

,SO IT IS ?AT = US ALL1 LE>N$ OR UNLE>N$1 ! DIRECT /UDY ( GEOGRAPHY ON 
SPH]ICAL SURFACES IS ABSOLUTELY NECESS>Y4 ,IF ! SCALE ( ! GLOBE IS V]Y SMALL 
9 COMP>ISON TO ! REAL DIM5SIONS2 IF IT IS1 = EXAMPLE1 9 ! PROPORTION ( ONLY 
ONE TO #a OR #b MILLION1 !N ! SURFACE IS TO BE KEPT EV5--POLI%$1 WE MAY 
SAY--BECAUSE ! R\<NESS ( ! HI<L&S & M\NTA9S CANNOT BE REPRES5T$ 
) SUFFICI5T RELIEF4 ,ON SU* A BALL1 #f OR #ab FEET 9 CIRCUMF]5CE1 ! HI<E/ 
M\NTA9 ( ,HIMALAYA W\LD NOT REPRES5T #a_/#b#e? ( AN 9* 9 HEI<T1 & ! ORD9>Y 
HILLS W\LD H>DLY ALT] ! REGUL> SURFACE ( ! GLOBE4 ,BUT1 ) L>G] SPH]ES 
OR FRAGM5TS ( SPH]ES1 ANO!R ELEM5T ( TRU? & BEAUTY IS ADD$ TO ! CON/RUCTION2 ! ACTUAL RELIEF APPE>S ON ! CURVATURE ( ! MODEL4 

,& H]E ALL[ ME TO SAY1 ONCE = ALL1 ?AT ! SY/EM ( EXAGG]AT+ ! 
PROPORTIONAL HEI<T ( HILLS & M\NTA9S ON ! SURFACE ( GLOBES IS UTT]LY BAD1 
CONTR>Y TO REAL SCI5CE1 & \<T TO BE DISC\RAG$ BY ALL GEOGRAPH]S RESPECTFUL 
( NATURE & ITS LAWS4 ,9 ?AT WAY ! UTMO/ UGL9ESS IS ATTA9$2 PEOPLE :O 
DO ?AT K9D ( WORK SEEM TO ?9K !MSELVES ABOVE ALL S5SE ( REALITY4 ,?US 
WE HE> ?AT ! LADIES ( ! ,PHILIPP9E ISL&S1 WI%+ TO MAKE A VALUABLE 
PRES5T1 IMAG9$ TO HAVE A REPRES5TATION ( !IR >*IPELAGO MADE BY A JEWEL] 
) RUBIES = ! CITIES1 SAPPHIRES = LAKES1 & O!R CO/LY /ONES = VOLCANOES4 
,( C\RSE1 MANY ?\S& P\NDS W]E EXP5D$ = ?AT MIS]ABLE RUBBI%4 

,ALL ! PSEUDO-RELIEF MAPS :I* %[ US SLOPES ) TWO1 ?REE1 FIFTY1 ONE HUNDR$ 
TIMES !IR REAL PROPORTIONS 9 HEI<T1 9CONSI/5T ) ! FACTS1 & VIOLAT+ 
! =CES ( GRAVITATION1 >E ! LOGICAL CONSEQU5CE ( A *ILDI% DESIRE TO REPRES5T GR& SI<TS AS IF !Y W]E ALWAYS /UP5D\S1 WOND]FUL1 NEXT TO MIRACUL\S4 
,IT IS 9 ! SAME SPIRIT ?AT1 DUR+ ! FIR/ P>T ( ?IS C5TURY1 BE=E ! 9V5TION ( PHOTOGRAPHY1 PA9T]S W]E PRONE TO EXAGG]ATE 9 !IR PICTURES TWICE1 OR 
EV5 ?REE TIMES1 ! REAL PROPORTIONS ( M\NTA9S 9 ALTITUDE2 CONSCI\S 9 A 
C]TA9 MEASURE ( ! DEFICI5CY ( !IR >T1 !Y RELI$ ON FALSEHOOD TO MAKE IT 
MORE ELOQU5T4 ,HAPPILY1 NEW DISCOV]IES HAVE 5ROLL$ ! SURE1 ! VICTORI\S 
LI<T ( ! SUN ON ! SIDE ( TRU?1 & N[ WE HAVE BY ?\S&S & BY 
MILLIONS SPL5DID PICTURES ( M\NTA9S1 :I* GIVE TO \R EYES ! TRUE S5SE ( 
PROPORTION1 & C]TA9LY DO NOT DIM9I% \R CONCEPTION ( BEAUTY4 

,! REVOLUTION :I* PHOTOGRAPHY HAS ACCOMPLI%$ 9 PICTORIAL >T IS TO 
BE A*IEV$ ALSO 9 RELIEF CON/RUCTION4 ,WE >E TO BE MO/ /RICT 9 ONE ?+--KEEP ALWAYS TO ! TRU?4 ,IT IS ! BE/ PLAN 9 SCI5TIFIC WORK AS 9 LIFE4 ,TRU? 
9 SCALES3 !RE=E IT IS ?AT WE MU/ USE GLOBES 9/EAD ( MAPS AS FREQU5TLY AS 
POSSIBLE4 ,TRU? 9 HEI<TS ( RELIEF3 !RE=E DO WE LEAVE 5TIRELY \T ( QUE/ION 
! IDEA ( %[+ ANY APP>5T R\<NESS ON GLOBES OR FRAGM5TS ( GLOBES UND] 
! SCALE ( ONE-MILLION?4 ,ON SU* BALLS COLORS & %ADES ONLY WILL BE CONV5I5T 
TO REPRES5T ! V>I\S ALTITUDES ON ! ,E>? & DEP?S 9 ! SEA4 

,BUT AS SOON AS ! GLOBE OR FRAGM5T ( GLOBE IS L>GE 5\< TO %[ AT LEA/ 
ONE-MILLION? P>T ( ! ,E>? 9 REAL PROPORTIONS1 !N WE MAY TRY TO REPRES5T 
AS WELL ! HEI<TS & DEP?S AS ! PLANIMETRIC DIM5SIONS4 ,( C\RSE1 ! 
*ISEL+ & MOLD+ ( ! SURFACE WILL BE MORE & MORE ELABORATE 9 PROPORTION TO ! 9CREASE ( ! SCALE4 ,ON A GLOBE ( ONE-MILLION?1 ! GREAT MASSES ( 
HI<L&S & M\NTA9S1 #c FEET 9 HEI<T1 WILL H>DLY APPE> ABOVE ! 
PLA9S1 & ONLY BY ! CONTRA/ ( LI<T & %ADE2 BUT SUMMITS ( #a1 OR #a#b1 
FEET WILL BE SE5 P]FECTLY WELL-! MORE SO1 ?AT TO %[ =E/S1 PA/URES1 SN[ 
OR ICE1 V>I\S COLORS & T9TS WILL HEI<T5 ! EFFECT AS !Y DO 9 REALITY4 ,IT 
! SIZE 9 DIAMET] BE D\BL$1 ! IMPRESSION ( ! SI<T IS 9CREAS$1 & ! 
RELIEF IS REPRES5T$ ) MU* GREAT] ACCURACY4 ,IF Y\ CON/RUCT A V]Y L>GE 
GLOBE ON ! SCALE ( #a TO #a11 !N ALL ! DETAILS ( ELEVATION & DEP? 
WILL APPE> MO/ DI/9CTLY1 EV5 HILLS & HILLOCKS #ae FEET 9 HEI<T4 ,Y\ 
SEE ! V]Y ,E>? AS IF Y\ W]E SAIL+ ABOVE IT 9 A BALLOON4 ,! REPRES5TATION 
( SU* HEI<TS1 :OSE APPE>ANCE \R EYES >E ACCU/OM$ TO1 GIVES US AN UNEXPECT$ ADVANTAGE BY FURNI%+ US ) A /&>D ( COMP>ISON4 ,TO GIVE US AN 
IDEA ( ! REAL HEI<T ( A BUILD+1 PHOTOGRAPHY & PA9T]S PUT M5 OR WOM5 
/&+ ALL >\ND OR LEAN+ AGA9/ ! PILL>S4 ,?US SPECTATORS ( A RELIEF WILL 
EASILY E/IMATE1 BY COMP>ISON ) KN[N HEI<TS1 ! REAL DIM5SIONS ( ! HILLS 
& M\NTA9S :I* DIV]SIFY ! SURFACE4 

,!RE HAS BE5 9 ,SWITZ]L& LATELY A V]Y 9T]E/+ PUBLIC CONTROV]SY4 ,A 
SKILLFUL C>TOGRAPH] & RELIEF MAK] 7,M4 ,*>LES ,P]RON7 HAD PROPOS$ TO ! 
,F$]AL ,C\NCIL TO CON/RUCT1 = ! ,P>IS ,EXHIBITION1 A RELIEF ( ,SWITZ]L& ON 
! SCALE ( #a TO #a11 :I*1 HE SAID1 W\LD DO HONOR TO ! C\NTRY2 &1 
9DE$1 ! SAMPLES ( ! WORK :I* HE EXHIBIT$ AT ,B]N & ,G5EVA EXCIT$ 
G5]AL ADMIRATION4 ,EVID5TLY ! UND]TAK+ DES]V$ TO BE 5C\RAG$1 & IT 
W\LD HAVE BE5 TAK5 UND] ! (FICIAL PATRONAGE ( ! ,SWISS ,REPUBLIC IF A FEW 
9FLU5TIAL GEODESI/S HAD NOT 9T]F]$1 ASS]T+ ?AT A TRUE & P]FECTLY DETAIL$ 
REPRES5TATION ( NATURE WANT$ A L>G] SCALE ?AN ! #a1?B4 ,AS 9 EXAMPLES 
( !IR CONT5TION1 !Y REF]R$ TO ! P>T+ ( SLOPES ON NE>LY HORIZONTAL GR\ND2 
! GEOGRAPHICAL *ANGES BR\<T 9 ! CONFIGURATION ( A VALLEY BY ! ADVANCE 
( A MORA9IC RIDGE2 ! DISPLACEM5T ( ! C\RSES ( RIV]S CAUS$ BY L&SLIPS & 
]OSIONS--ALL FACTS ( SMALL MAGNITUDE 9 !IR ORIG91 BUT ( GREAT GEOGRAPHICAL 
IMPORTANCE1 & :I* >E TO BE FULLY REPRES5T$ ON L>GE RELIEF TO BE CLE>LY 
UND]/OOD4 ,PAMPHLETS & >TICLES W]E PUBLI%$ ON BO? SIDES1 & ! QUE/ION 
WAS FULLY ELUCIDAT$ BY MO/ COMPET5T S*OL>S4 

,N[ WE MAY RESUME ! DISCUSSION4 ,ACCORD+ TO ! EFFECT :I* MU/ BE 
ATTA9$1 & ! ELABORATE /UDY :I* IS AIM$ AT1 SCALES MU/ BE DIFF]5T 9 
GLOBES1 AS ALSO !Y >E 9 ALL O!R MODES ( REPRES5TATION1 MAPS1 *>TS1 & PLANS4 

,IF \R 9T5TION IS TO %[ ! MAJE/IC APPE>ANCE ( ! ,E>?1 ) ITS 
CONT95TS & SEAS1 ) ITS M\NTA9S1 RIV]S1 & PLA9S1 IF IT IS TO GIVE A P]FECT 
IDEA ( ! 9T]ACTION & 9T]DEP5D5CE ( ALL ORGANS 9 ! GR& PLANET>Y 
BODY2 !N1 BY ALL MEANS1 LET US CON/RUCT A L>GE GLOBE1 :]E WE MAY BE IMPRESS$ BY ! MASS ITSELF1 BY ! H>MONI\S =MS ( ! C\NTRIES WE KN[1 & 
SPECIALLY LOVE & /UDY4 ,BUT IF \R AIM IS TO %[ ! DETAILS AS1 ?OR\<LY AS 
POSSIBLE1 & ! MEANS BE NOT SUFFICI5T TO CON/RUCT ! GLOBE AT A CONV5I5T 
SCALE1 ! ONLY WAY IS TO MODEL FRAGM5TS OR P>TS ( SPH]E 9 PROPORTION ( #a TO 
#e11 #b#e11 #b11 #a11 #e1 AS MAY BE DESIRABLE4 ,) ! 9CREASE ( 
!SE TREASURES1 GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETIES WILL ACQUIRE DOCUM5TS 5\< TO REPRES5T 
9 REALITY :OLE P>TS ( ! ,E>? 9 M9IATURE1 ATTA9+ ! UTMO/ P]FECTION1 
& SATISFACTORY BO? TO ! LE>N$ & ! >TI/S4 

,?IS IS1 9 FACT1 ! ?+ :I* WILL BE DONE 9 ,SWITZ]L&4 ,TWO OBJECTS 
>E TO BE ATTA9$1 & !RE=E WORK WILL BE DIRECT$ 9 BO? WAYS4 ,I HE> ,M4 
,P]RON'S GREAT WORK WILL BE PU%$ ON ) GREAT 5?USIASM1 & WE MAY HOPE 
TO SEE1 TWO YE>S H5CE1 9 ! ,P>IS ,EXHIBITION1 HIS COMPLETE RELIEF ( ,SWITZ]L& ON ! SCALE ( #a1--! MO/ COMPLETE1 & C]TA9LY ! BE/ ( ! 
K9D1 :I* GEOGRAPHY WILL POSSESS2 &1 ON ! O!R SIDE1 ALL ?OSE :O HAVE 
C>EFULLY 9SPECT$ ! ,POLYTE*NIUM 9 ,ZURI* KN[ :AT SPL5DID A*IEVEM5TS 
LOCAL GEODESI/S HAVE MADE 9 ! %APE ( M\NTA9-RELIEFS ON V]Y L>GE SCALES1 
%[+ & EXPLA9+ AT ! SAME TIME ! FEATURES ( ! C\NTRY4 ,NO:]E 
9 ! CIVILIZ$ WORLD DO WE F9D SO MU* & SO GREAT WORK ACCOMPLI%$ 9 ! 
WAY WE RECOMM5D4 

,AMONG ! CONQUE/S ( A PROXIMATE FUTURE1 ,I ?9K A BETT] DIVISION ( LABOR 
WILL BE 9TRODUC$ 9 GEOGRAPHICAL BODIES4 ,ALREADY A V]Y GREAT IMPROVEM5T 
HAS BE5 MADE 9 ! SCALES ( MAPS1 ESPECIALLY = L>GE GEOGRAPHICAL WORKS4 
,NE>LY ALL !SE >E N[ CON/RUCT$ ACCORD+ TO A SCALE ) V]Y CONV5I5T 
DECIMAL NUMB]S1 #a11 #e11 #d11 #b11 :I* ALL[ US EASY >I?METICAL 
COMP>ISON1 ALL NUMB]S BE+ A MULTIPLE OR A DECIMAL FRACTION ( ANO!R4 ,! ,UNIT$ 
,/ATES SQUEEZ$1 SO TO SAY1 BETWE5 TWO T5D5CIES1 TO MEASURE /ILL 9 ! ANCI5T 
WAY1 BY 9*ES OR P>TS ( AN 9* TO ! MILE1 OR TO DEAL ) GREAT DECIMAL 
MASSES1 HAVE *OS5 = !IR MAPS ! V>I\S SCALES ( #b#e11 #a#b#e11 & 
#f#b1#e1 :I* LA/ MEASURE IS SO V]Y NE> TO ! PROPORTION 0 ONE 9* TO ! 
MILE10 ?AT IT MAY BE CONSID]$ AS PRACTICALLY ! SAME4 ,9 RELIEFS1 EV5 MORE 
?AN 9 MAPS1 ! HABIT HAS BECOME G5]AL TO TAKE REGUL> SCALES ) FULL 
?\S&S & T5S ( ?\S&S2 ?US COMP>ISONS >E MORE EASILY MADE BETWE5 
! V>I\S PRODUCTIONS4 ,?IS T5D5CY ( RELIEF-MAK]S WILL1 ,I HOPE1 GR[ MORE 
& MORE COMMON1 & GRADUALLY1 BY MUTUAL1 ?\< 9=MAL1 A>EEM5T1 !IR 
WORKS WILL BE MADE ACCORD+ TO A FEW COMMODI\S PATT]NS1 & CON/ITUTE AS 
MANY DIFF]5T P>TS ( GREAT GLOBES CON/RUCT$ ON ! SAME SCALE4 ,IF ALL !SE 
DISJO9T$ & SCATT]$ P>TS1 WELL REPRODUC$ & REGUL>LY EX*ANG$ BETWE5 
! AU?ORS & ! GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETIES1 W]E COLLECT$ & PUT TOGE!R1 ! 
CON/RUCTION ( 5TIRE GLOBES ON V]Y L>GE SCALES W\LD BE F\ND V]Y MU* 
ADVANC$4 ,PEOPLE W\LD BE A/ONI%$ TO SEE :AT L>GE FRAGM5TS ( CONT95TS 
9 RELIEF WE ALREADY POSSESS1 IF !Y SAW 9 A GREAT HALL1 PUT 9 !IR PROP] 
PLACE1 ALL ! PLANS ( ! ,ALPS1 ,PYR5EES1 & ,AUV]GNE1 & O!R M\NTA9\S 
L&S4 ,!SE RELIEF CON/RUCTIONS ON L>GE SCALES >E ! NECESS>Y COMPLEM5T TO 
! LESS] GLOBES1 = :OSE CON/RUCTION WE PLEAD URG5TLY4 

,?IS SPONTANE\S ORGANIZATION ( LABOR :I* P]VADES ! SCI5TIFIC WORK]S 
9 ! COMMON FIELD WILL PREVAIL MORE & MORE4 ,WE SEE ALREADY ! V>I\S GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETIES UNIT+ EV]Y YE>MORE 9TIMATELY TO DI/RIBUTE !BUS9ESS AMONG 
!MSELVES4 ,SMALL SOCIETIES HAVE !IR V]Y IMPORTANT P>T = LOCAL EFFICI5CY1 
& WE MAY EXPECT FROM !M SE>*+ /UDIES ON ! SPECIAL QUE/IONS RELATIVE 
TO !IR [N OR SURR\ND+ C\NTRIES4 ,L>G] BODIES RESID+ 9 IMPORTANT SEAPORTS OR COMM]CIAL C5T]S HAVE A GREAT] FIELD ( ACTION1 & !IR NATURAL CIRCLE 
( /UDY EMBRACES ESPECIALLY ! P>TS ( ! WORLD :I* BELONG TO ! G5]AL 
M>KET ( !IR CITIES2 LA/LY1 ! SOCIETIES1 :OSE >EA ( ACTION & REACTION IS 
! IMM5SE WORLD AT L>GE1 >E 9VE/$ ) A MISSION ( HI< & NOBLE IMPORT--TO C5TRALIZE EV]Y DOCUM5T BELONG+ TO ! ,E>? AT L>GE1 & TO ANY P>T ( IT 
SPECIALLY2 TO COLLECT 9 !IR LIBR>IES ALL ! BOOKS1 ALL ! PAMPHLETS & DOCUM5TS1 
?AT HAVE BE5 WRITT5 OR PUBLI%$ ANY:]E 9 ! WORLD2 TO HAVE ! 5TIRE SET 
( MAPS1 *>TS1 & PLANS :I* HAVE BE5 CON/RUCT$ & DRAWN BY GEOGRAPH]S 
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