The Hassler side of White-Hassler comes from a long line of map cuckoos -- atlases, maps, gazetteers everywhere. So it is not surprising that my younger sister Marti thought it might be helpful if there were a way to show the relative size of Europe and the United States. She thoughtfully provided a map doing just that.
Using an atlas and almanac I found that Scotland is a bit smaller than Maine, and the United Kingdom, including Northern Ireland, is smaller than Arizona. By superimposing same scale maps [Arizona over Great Britain] you can see this.
Looking at it I recalled what Theo, granddaughter Ashley's beau who was born and raised in Holland, said at dinner Saturday evening, "I can't wait to get some of my friends from Holland over here. They simply have no idea how enormous the United States is." Looking at this map, I sense better where Theo's coming from.
Now we know why you and Tom Atwood seem to click ~ among other things, you have love of maps in common. He minored in Cartography under his geography major at Clark Univ. He loves your maps here! Thinking of you and hoping you're safe! Peace ~ Pam & Tom
ReplyDeleteI'm glad they're helpful. I had to use some new tools to get the route superimposed on the maps, and the scale depiction was made by juking another system. The mass of maps in each of our vehicles is testimony to a serious map habit!
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