Map of the World
ACCORDING TO CLAUDIUS PTOLEMY, A. D. 150 globular, the conical, and the cylindrical or Mercator's projection. In the first three cases the plane upon which the map is to be drawn is called the primitive plane, and is supposed to be passed through the center of the earth. The various lines are projected upon this plane, by lines drawn through their different points and some fixed point, called the point of sight. discovered by white men. They are the orthographic, the stereographic, the physically strong and above the average in stature, fond of bodily exercise, and expert swimmers. The Maori are distinguished for tattooing, ornaments, and decorative art, and for their epic poetry, legends, and mythology. Though relatively a people of culture, they were formerly the most cannibalistic of Polynesian people. They displayed such valor and strategy in their long struggle with the British colonists as to win the admiration of their opponents. The Maori are now represented in the New Zealand Legislature on equal terms with the white members, and several have been members of the New Zealand Cabinet.