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This layer contains the physical shapes of continents and islands as understood at the time of the map's creation. It is in many ways the real substance of the map, whose intention seems to be showing "the whole world." The majority of detail is in…

This layer is the combined latitude and longitude lines of the map, complete with degrees and other lines of reference. It demarcates the physical system of space measurement that lends credence to the map's representation of area. It also serves as…

Layer four serves to expand upon layer three’s introduction of geographic sense of space, while also complementing and contributing to a developing narrative of inner city centrality. A large number of geographic features and indicators are…

The purpose of layers three and four is to build on the functionality established in layers one and two by introducing elements of physical geography, while also showing how the map presents geographical elements in a way which helps to further a…

After being spatially situated via the perspective of the vantage point featured in layer one, layer two builds on this sense of location and place by introducing scale, and classification of points of interest in both space and text through use of…

Layer one deals with perspective, and what truly constitutes a map within a map. Indeed the perspective drawing beneath the map proper is a map in and of itself, and offers the reader, quite literally, a different angle of 1737 Berlin which was…

This layer of my map contains all of the pertinent military information from the original map. It has a grid system which according to the legend forms 100 x 100 yd boxes. This is useful information for the military group using the map as they want…

This layer of the map is the most nebulous and simple. It has the 9 large boxes from the center of the map and 1 of the smaller symbols from the upper left portion of the bounded area. These boxes are arranged in a square and have one of three…

This layer shows the layout of roads on the beach. There are 12 distinct roads on the layer. 5 of the roads run from left to right and the other 7 run from bottom to top. There is a single box formed by the intersections of these roads. This…

This layer includes the water that surrounds the camp and roads. It shows areas where roads intersect this water and allows for crossing through a break in the connection of the channel . This layer highlights how isolated the camp is as the water is…